Why stock investors are suddenly so scared

View in Browser August 18, 2023 Dow 34,500.66 0.07% S&P 500 4,369.71 0.01% NASDAQ 13,290.78 0.20% Last updated August 18 at 4:59 PM ET     Why stock investors are suddenly so scared Many investors are running a sizable profit this year – the S&P 500 is about 14% higher in 2023. But market losses have been piling up over the past month, particularly on growing fears of contagion from an economic slowdown in China. Inflation, Russia's war in Ukraine and weakness in America's banks also have Wall Street spooked.    Read full article   Bitcoin price on the skids as investors pull $1 billion from crypto The price of bitcoin has dropped nearly 9% since early Thursday as part of a broader sell-off of risky assets. A report that Elon Musk's Space X had dumped the cryptocurrency stoked investors' fears.    Read full article   Why are Treasury yields so high and what does it mean for you? US Treasury rates are white hot. That's bad news for stocks and anyone planning to buy a home.    Read full article   Evergrande's bankruptcy may be just the beginning of China's real estate crisis Evergrande's US bankruptcy serves as a cautionary tale about the growth-at-all-costs model that underpinned China's spectacular growth over the past 30 years.    Read full article   New Chick-fil-A creation may spark another sandwich war Chick-fil-A's first foray into the chicken sandwich wars was so successful that it's launching a second entry, marking the first time the chain has altered its well-known fried chicken sandwich.    Read full article   Spam donates 5 truckloads of beloved canned meat in response to Maui fire The makers of Spam, saying that their "special relationship with the Hawaiian community spans decades," have donated over 264,000 cans to aid the disaster-relief efforts on Maui, the company said in a press release.    Read full article   Today's movers JTAI 6.57 64.25% Jet.AI Inc. EZFL 4.62 44.38% EzFill Holdings, Inc. RETO 6.10 27.62% ReTo Eco-Solutions, Inc. FTCH 2.61 45.17% Farfetch Ltd. Class A EVLO 6.99 43.86% Evelo Biosciences, Inc. SRM 2.10 38.60% SRM Entertainment, Inc. Last updated August 18 at 4:10 PM ET Have feedback? We'd love to hear from you. Send your questions and feedback to marketsnow@cnn.com MARKETS NOW You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from Markets Now.   No longer want to receive these updates? Unsubscribe. Interested in more? See all of our newsletters.   Create CNN Account | Listen to CNN Audio | Download the CNN App    ® © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc. A Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All Rights Reserved. One CNN Center Atlanta, GA 30303