Dow Jones News Today: Stocks Continue to Fall as North Korea Threatens ‘Enveloping Fire’ on Guam

The stock market news today is highlighted by falling stock prices as tensions rise between Washington and North Korea. Dow Jones futures are down 48 points this morning ahead of earnings reports from brick-and-mortar retailers and major American brands. Traders will get to see how much Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) is impacting competition around the country.
Here are the numbers from Wednesday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:
Index Previous Close Point Change Percentage Change Dow Jones 22,048.70 -36.64 -0.17% S&P 500 2,474.02 -0.90 -0.04% Nasdaq 6,352.33 -18.13 -0.28%

This post was published at Wall Street Examiner on August 10, 2017.