Stocks end lower amid Hong Kong protests

Posted on AllSides September 29th, 2014
From The Left

Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong spooked Wall Street Monday, as U.S. stocks continued their recent run of volatility, with the Dow dropping triple digits in early trading, tracking the nearly 2% drop overnight in Hong Kong amid concerns over China's move to limit reforms in the Asian financial hub.

Stocks pared those early losses and ended off their lows, however. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down about 42 points, or 0.3%, to 17,071 after being down more than 170 points in early trading.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index...

Read full story
Some content from this outlet may be limited or behind a paywall.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2014/09/29/stocks-monday/16418841/

More News about World from the Left, Center and Right

From the Left

From the Center

From the Right