Stock Market Today: Wall Street Sinks as Bank Fears Flare

Stock Market Today: Wall Street Sinks as Bank Fears Flare
The New York Stock Exchange in New York on June 29, 2022. Julia Nikhinson/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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NEW YORK—Stocks sank on Wall Street Thursday as worries cranked higher about a cracking U.S. banking system.

The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent to add to its loss for the week so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 286 points, or 0.9 percent, and is now down for the year, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.5 percent.