Stocks on Wall Street closed sharply lower Monday, mirroring losses overseas and handing the S&P 500 index its biggest drop in four months.
Stocks on Wall Street closed sharply lower Monday, mirroring losses overseas and handing the S&P 500 index its biggest drop in four months. Worries about heavily indebted Chinese real estate developers — and the damage they could do to investors worldwide if they default — rippled across markets. Investors are also concerned that the U.S. Federal Reserve could signal this week that it’s planning to pull back some of the support measures it’s been giving markets and the economy. “What’s happened here is that the list of risks has finally become too big to ignore,” Michael Arone, chief investment strategist at State Street Global Advisors, said. “There’s just a lot of uncertainty at a seasonally challenging time for markets.” The S&P 500 fell 75.
