Shelly Palmer

Dow Jones Drops Over 500 Points: Program Selling or Scared Investors?

Dow Jones

The Dow Jones dropped over 500 points on Thursday as investors sold off the most amount stocks since the financial crisis. Program selling, where computers buy and trade based on global trends are not to blame as is often the case for sudden massive slides in the market. Instead, doubts that the world’s policy makers can fight off the debt crisis has resulted in investors jumping ship. Read the full article at WSJ.com