Federal reserve. And that led to one of the worst months in years on wall street. Today, the Dow Jones Industrial average fell about 115 points to close at 16,528. The nasdaq shed 51 and s p 500 lost 16 points. But for the month, the dow was down about 6. 5 . Its worst month in more than five years. Nasdaq fell nearly 7 and s p 500 shed more than 6. For the nasdaq and s p, it was the biggest monthly percentage drop since may of 2012. So august ends with steep losses and heavy volatility and we head into what historically is one of the worst months for stocks. So dominic chu looks at whether or not history might repeat itself. Reporter for many, august has turned out to be a month youll soon try and forget. Investors and traders look at some of the worst monthly losses in years and stock volatility soared to new heights amidst of a backdrop of september and beyond. Im hopeful that perhaps weve seen some of the worst of the volatility because i feel like we cleansed our palette, so to sp
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