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Wall Street's losses worsen as markets tumble worldwide

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Monday, leaving the S&P 500 at its lowest point in more than a year. The sell-off came as renewed worries about China’s economy piled on top of global financial markets already battered by rising interest rates.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Monday, leaving the S&P 500 at its lowest point in more than a year. The sell-off came as renewed worries about China’s economy piled on top of global financial markets already battered by rising interest rates.

Highlights

  • The S&P 500 tumbled 3.2%, deepening its losses following five straight down weeks, its longest such streak in more than a decade.
  • The sell-off came as renewed worries about China’s economy piled on top of global financial markets already battered by rising interest rates.
  • The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2% and the Nasdaq pulled back 4.3% as tech-oriented stocks again took the brunt of the selling.
  • Wall Street’s pullback followed a worldwide swoon for markets.
  • Not only did stocks fall across Europe and much of Asia, but so did everything from old-economy crude oil to new-economY bitcoin.