U.S. Stocks Slide Amid Mounting Recession Fears

U.S. equities tumbled sharply on Monday and Tuesday as concerns over the nation's economic stability rattled investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 890.01 points, or 2.08%, closing at 41,911.71. The S&P 500 shed 155.64 points, or 2.70%, to end at 5,614.56, while the Nasdaq Composite Index plummeted 727.90 points, or 4.00%, to 17,468.33—marking its steepest single-day decline since 2022. Nine of the eleven key S&P 500 sectors closed lower, with technology and consumer discretionary stocks leading the downturn, slipping 4.34% and 3.90%, respectively. In contrast,.......