Wall Street falls after Trump shutdown threat

Record ID: 907357

  • Title: Wall Street falls after Trump shutdown threat
  • Date: 23rd August 2017
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (AUGUST 23, 2017) (REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE) (English) MARK NEWTON, TECHNICAL MARKET ANALYST, NEWTON ADVISORS, SAYING: "Many had attributed the decline potentially to Trump's speech and to the fact that before, it was more filtered, and last night, it was a little more unhinged. So people are really trying to come to grips with the uncertainty that's going on and looking for answers in terms of where healthcare reform and tax reform are going to happen and what's the timetable for all that."
  • Embargoed: 6th September 2017 21:24
  • Keywords: New York Stock Exchange NYSE closing bell markets stocks
  • Location: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW YORK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Economic Events,Equities Markets
  • Reuters ID: LVA0026VDOWP9
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:U.S. stocks closed lower on Wednesday (August 23) as investors grappled with a threat from President Donald Trump to shut down the government if funds are not secured to build a Mexico border wall.
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 88.34 points, or 0.4 percent, to 21,811.55, the S&P 500 lost 8.5 points, or 0.35 percent, to 2,444.01 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 19.07 points, or 0.3 percent, to 6,278.41.
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