The Dow Dives 750 Points Because a Recession Signal Is Flashing Red

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Recession Worries. All three major U.S. stock market indexes fell sharply as the U.S. Treasury market flashed a recession warning and weak economic data from China and Germany added to investors’ concerns.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were both off 2.8% in afternoon trading, while the Nasdaq Composite had lost 3.1%.