NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Avenue’s losses mounted Wednesday as world leaders waited to see if Russian President Vladimir Putin orders troops deeper into Ukraine.
The S&P 500 fell 1.8% to a 14-month low, worsening what’s now the benchmark index’s second correction in two years.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq misplaced 2.6% led by losses in Apple and Microsoft. The Dow Jones Industrial Common fell 1.4%.
U.S. Treasury yields inched larger, as did gold costs.
A possible warfare in japanese Europe has added to traders’ considerations in regards to the world financial system.