Stock Market Battered Again

“Stocks fell sharply on Thursday as continuing fears over U.S.-China trade relations and concern over a possible global economic slowdown kept investors on edge,” CNBC reports.

NPR: “This week, the interest rate on some short-term U.S. Treasury securities rose above that of longer-term instruments. Known as an inversion of the yield curve, this unusual phenomenon is something that hasn’t occurred since 2007. Economists say it often signals a slowing of growth and perhaps even a recession.”