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U.S. stocks slid Friday as investors digested a stronger-than-expected jobs report and rising rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 290 points, or 0.8%. The S&P 500 slipped 1.2%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.8%.

U.S. stocks pulled back Wednesday amid worries about the health of the economy, as Wall Street turned the page to another month following a volatile May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 140 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 eased 0.4%. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite was marginally lower. Fresh data released Wednesday morning showed job openings declined sharply in April. Also weighing on investor sentiment, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon said the economy is headed for a “hurricane” and “you better brace yourself.”

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 rose Thursday, as Wall Street tried to rebound from a long string of weekly declines. The Dow rose 141 points, or 0.4%. S&P 500 climbed 0.4%. Nasdaq advanced 0.1%. The Dow has fallen the last eight weeks, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are riding seven-week losing streaks.

U.S. stocks fell Wednesday as traders awaited the Federal Reserve’s release of its policy meeting from earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 125 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 fell for a second day and was down 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 4%, after posting a steep loss in the previous session.

Stocks fell early Tuesday morning as the markets struggled to sustain a comeback rally following weeks of losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 220 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 dipped 1.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.2%.

TSLA down 8.5% today. Down 47.9% from its ATH of 1243.49 in November.

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, extending losses from earlier in the week and putting the S&P 500 on the cusp of a bear market. The relentless selling has the Dow Jones Jones Industrial Average on pace for its eighth negative week in a row. The S&P 500 traded about 0.8% lower, putting it more than 19% below its record reached in January. A 20% decline would mark the first bear market since the March 2020 pandemic decline. The Dow fell 225 points, or 0.7%, with the benchmark losing steam after a strong open. The Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.9%.

Stock were under pressure again on Thursday with the S&P 500 on the brink of a bear market. Investors continued to dump equities on fears Federal Reserve rate hikes to fight rapid inflation would tip the economy into a recession. S&P 500 dropped 0.8% a day after the benchmark closed at 3,923.68, or 18.6% below its intraday record reached in January. It also sits around 18% below its record closing level. A close of 20% or more below its all-time high would mark a bear market, its first since the March 2020 pandemic sell-off.

U.S. stocks were sharply higher on Tuesday as the market tried to bounce after a punishing bear market for the tech-heavy Nasdaq and a 19% pullback for the S&P 500. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 300 points, or 1.2%. S&P 500 gained 1.4%, while the Nasdaq Composite added 2%. Tuesday’s bounce marks the market’s latest attempt at a recovery following weeks of steep losses. The S&P 500 is coming off a six-week losing streak — its longest since 2011.

Stocks fell Monday as the market struggled to rebound from a relentless sell-off that’s punished tech stocks and pushed the S&P 500 to the brink of a bear market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 141 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% after the benchmark nearly fell into a bear market last week before a Friday rebound. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1%.

Stocks fell on Thursday after a failed attempt to bounce back from the session’s earlier losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 310 points, or 1%, after being up more than 80 points earlier in the session. The S&P 500 fell 0.9% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced dipped 0.6% after rising as much as 1.6%.

Stocks fell on Wednesday, dialing back earlier gains as investors continued to digest the latest U.S. inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 326.63 points to 31,834.11, or 1.02%. The S&P 500 slipped 1.65% to 3,935.18, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.18% to close at 11,364.24.

U.S. stocks rose Tuesday as the major averages attempted to recover from 3 days of heavy selling that brought the S&P 500 to its lowest level in more than a year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was last up 470 points, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.8% and 2.6%, respectively. On the earnings front, shares of Peloton Interactive plummeted 17.8% after reporting a wider-than-expected loss in the recent quarter. AMC’s stock rose 6.6%, while Novavax dropped about 20% on the back of recent quarterly earnings.

Stocks fell sharply early Monday, as U.S. rates continued to rise and traders struggled to find their footing after big market swings last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 430 points, or 1.5%. The S&P 500 futures fell 1.7%, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 2.1%.

U.S. stocks sunk Friday with the Nasdaq Composite notching its worst month since 2008, as Amazon became the latest victim in April’s technology-led sell-off. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 4.2% to 12,334.64, weighed down by Amazon’s post-earnings plunge. The S&P 500 retreated by 3.6% to 4,131.93. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 940 points, or 2.8%, to 32,977.21.

NASDAQ down 2.2%, S&P down 1.6%

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