Another Day of Losses on Wall Street Amidst Ebola Fears
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vichie81/iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A rough week on Wall Street continued Wednesday as all three major indices posted losses for the third consecutive day.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped a staggering 238.19 to finished at 16,804.71.
The Nasdaq fell 71.3 to 4,422.09, while the S&P 500 slipped 26.13 to a close of 1,946.16.
Experts point to Ebola fears, including the diagnosis of the first Ebola case in the United States, as a cause for downward market movement.
American Express Spending and Saving Tracker found that Americans are spending more than they have in recent years, and plan to continue to do so through the holiday season. Notably, the survey found that 81 percent of respondents feel their job is as stable or more stable than it was a year ago.
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