Economic woes in the U.S. and Europe’s debt contagion have negatively affected U.S. markets this week. The Standard & Poor's 500 stock index fell 24.32 points, or 1.8%, on Monday and fell again Tuesday to finish at 1313.64. The two-day decrease brought the year-to-date total return to 5.53% ending Tuesday.
Wall Street Journal, July 12, 2011
Dow Down on Europe Debt Worries
