NEW YORK — The average U.S. stock market index fell about 0.5% Monday.That was about a tenth of a percentage point lower than the 0.6% drop last week.The Dow Jones industrial average fell about 566 points.The S&P 500 index fell 0.8%.The Nasdaq composite fell about 1%.The Russell 2000 fell 0 .2%.The Dow Jones Industrial Average…
The stock market is the world’s biggest money market.It’s where most people invest their money.In the United States, investors spend nearly three times as much as they do in other countries.But that doesn’t mean there’s not room to grow.The chart below breaks down the financials of the stock and bond markets.If you’re in a hurry,…