The stock market was in freefall once again Monday as S&P500 tumbled for the fifth consecutive day and Dow Jones continued its seven-day losing streak, losing at one point more than 1,000 points
The optimism with which markets started the year showed signs of waning on Wednesday, with European stock indexes mixed following a weaker Asian session that saw higher U.S. Treasury yields hurt technology stocks. With investors expecting the Federal Reserve to begin hiking interest rates as early as March, U.S. Treasury yields jumped on Monday and .