right now the u.s. markets are getting hit hard. there you see right now the dow is trading down 700-plus points. this could be the seventh straight day of losses for the dow. matt egan, what is driving this draw? it s another brutal day on wall street, and a lot has to do with inflation. it was down 1100 points, now 800 points. 2 po the 3%, seven days in a row losses. we haven t seen a streak lie that since february 2020. the nasdaq is on track for the worst january ever, and tech stocks are all down big. i think three big factors.