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August 15, 2019

Dow Jones Plunges 800 Points on Fears of Looming Recession
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On Wall Street, the stock market took its largest single-day loss since
October, with the Dow Jones dropping 800 points - or more than 3% - amid
mounting fears that a recession may be around the corner. The drop in
share prices came as Germany announced its economy contracted during the
last quarter and as news emerged of a key economic indicator known as an
"inverted yield curve" that has preceded the last seven U.S. recessions.


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