Here's what investors should know following the Dow's historic tumble and the S&P 500's worst day in seven years.
History was made on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), America's most iconic index, tumbling a record-breaking 1,175 points by the time Wall Street closed for business at 4 p.m. EST. This, the largest point decline ever in the Dow, follows up what had been the sixth-biggest point decline in its history on Friday — a 666-point shellacking.
The other major indexes didn't fare well, either. The broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) fell 113 points, or more than 4%, while the technology-focused Nasdaq Composite shed over 273 points, or 3.8%.
Sean Williams | The Motley Fool