Investors Fearful, Stock Market Falls

A few weeks ago, the stock market was rising on a daily basis. Since then, it’s been up and down. Many market experts think that investors are a bit nervous because there is sentiment that there has been too much good news in a short amount of time. On Thursday, there was more evidence of fear and nervousness on Wall Street.
The Dow Jones industrial average was down 1.5% on Thursday to finish the day at 8,292.1. The Nasdaq index was down nearly 2% to finish at 32.6, while the S&P’s 500 fell to 888.2 after a 1.7% drop. A fourth …read more