Dow Jones Falls 880 Points After Inflation Reading Hits 40-Year High

Dow Jones Falls 880 Points After Inflation Reading Hits 40-Year High
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at Wall Street in New York on Feb. 24, 2020. Johannes Eisele/AFP via Getty Images
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Stocks on Wall Street took a massive tumble across the board on June 10, after a highly anticipated inflation report and consumer sentiment survey produced disappointing results.

The May Consumer Price Index (CPI) report by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics surprised experts with a rapid rise in prices due to inflation, and bad news from the preliminary reading of the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index (CSI) for June saw consumer sentiment hitting a record low.
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Bryan S. Jung is a native and resident of New York City with a background in politics and the legal industry. He graduated from Binghamton University.
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