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Dow plunges 531 points, S&P 500 slides 3.2%; biggest 1-day losses in 4 years

The CBOE Volatility Index jumped Friday to levels not seen since December 2011, logging its largest ever weekly percentage jump as stocks sold off for a fourth straight session. The VIX, or so called "fear index," surged more than 47% to 28.21 right after the close. For the week, the index is up nearly 120%, making it the largest weekly percentage jump in the VIX's history, according to FactSet data. The previous largest surge was back in early May 2010, when the VIX jumped nearly 86% on the week. Читать дальше...

Apple Inc.'s stock tumbled 5.9% Friday, to enter bear market territory for the first time in over two years. The technology giant's stock closed at $106.05, or 20.3% below the Feb. 23 record close of $133. Many market watchers define a bear market as a decline of 20% or more from a significant peak. Based on current share counts, the company has lost $153.69 billion in market capitalization during that decline, according to FactSet. The last time Apple was in a bear market was when it plunged 44% from the split-adjusted Sept. Читать дальше...

Such a scenario can’t be completely ruled out, writes Brett Arends.

Such a scenario can’t be completely ruled out, writes Brett Arends.

What companies from Spotify to Apple reveal in mea culpas.

What companies from Spotify to Apple reveal in mea culpas.

Biggest weekly point drop for Dow since the worst week of the financial crisis

The Dow Jones Industrial Average suffered its biggest weekly point drop since the worst week of the financial crisis. The Dow tumbled 531.14 points on Friday, and 1,017.85 points, or 5.8%, for the week, amid growing concerns of a slowing global economy. The Dow had tumbled 1,874.19, or 18%, the week ending Oct. 10, 2008, as the collapse of Lehman Bros. rattled global markets. On a percentage basis, this was the blue chip barometer's worst week since the week ending Sept. 23, 2011, when growing... Читать дальше...

U.S. stocks plunged Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average into correction territory as the blue-chip index and the S&P 500 posted their biggest weekly declines since September 2011. The Dow dropped 531.14 points, or 3.1%, to close at 16,459.55, marking a pullback of more than 10% from its record close set in May and meeting a widely-used definition of a market correction. The S&P 500 dropped 64.83 points, or 3.2%, to close at 1,970.90. The Dow and the S&P 500 both fell... Читать дальше...

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Nasdaq plunges 3.5% for biggest one-day loss since June 4, 2010

Dow suffers biggest weekly point drop since week ending Oct. 10, 2008

S&P 500, Dow industrials and Nasdaq Composite end down more than 3%

Losses for Dow industrials back above 500 points in final minutes of trade

Dow industrials' losses accelerate further, now down 500 points

Dow on track for biggest two-day point drop since the financial crisis

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is shedding 449 points in afternoon trade Friday, extending the 358.04-point selloff on Thursday, as investors grappled with concerns over global economic growth. That puts the blue-chip barometer on track to suffer the biggest two-day point drop (807.07 points) since Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 of 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, when the Dow tumbled 872.46 points in two days. Back then, the Dow rocketed 892.10 points over the next two sessions.

Dow dips into correction territory on an intraday basis

The Dow Jones Industrial Average extended its slide Friday, touching correction territory on an intraday basis. The index was down 429 points at 16,562 after trading as low as 16,505.58. The low marked a pullback of more than 10% from the intraday record at 18,351.36. On a closing basis, the Dow would need to trade below 16,481.15 to mark a 10% retreat from the all-time closing high of 18,312.39 set on May 19. A 10% pullback is a widely-used definition of a market correction.

At least two injured in shooting on Amsterdam-to-Paris train

A man opened fire on a high-speed train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris on Friday, injuring at least two people, Agence France-Presse reported. The shooter was overpowered by passengers and arrested after the train pulled into the station in the northern French town of Arras, AFP reported. The motive for the attack was not immediately known. An American and a Briton were reported to be among those that were injured, according to AFP. France has been on high alert since Islamic extremists attacked... Читать дальше...

The recent currency devaluation and stock market rout in China pose little threat to the long-standing inflows to international equity funds, with U.S. investors still counting on global quantitative easing to boost their fund returns, experts say.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew warned China Friday that the U.S. is watching its currency regime “closely.”

Apple Inc. shares on Friday dipped into bear market territory. Apple shares fell 5.3% to $107.37 in recent trading, after hitting an intraday low of $107.04. That intraday low, compared with the stock's 52-week high of $134.54 set on April 28, represents a 20.4% decline, where 20% is the recognized threshold for a bearish signal.