Headline Roundup • August 24th, 2015
Market Meltdown at Opening Bell
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Washington Post
Global markets entered a new day of carnage Monday amid a continuing worldwide sell-off, extending last week’s meltdown and stoking new fears over how far financial markets will drop.
Wall Street Journal (News)
The meltdown in financial markets intensified Monday, as global stocks and commodities extended last week’s steep declines and the Dow plunged nearly 600 points. The moves came after a sharp selloff in Chinese shares accelerated, wiping out gains for the year.
Fox News Digital
Global economic-growth fears slammed Wall Street on Monday as U.S. equity markets plunged.
As of 9:50 a.m., the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 611 points, or 3.72% to 15853. The S&P 500 declined 73 points, or 3.74% to 1897, while the Nasdaq tumbled 197 points, or 4.22% to 4503.
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