
U.S. Stocks Down Firmly In Negative Territory; Nasdaq Tumbled 1.7 Percent
U.S. stocks are down firmly in negative territory Friday afternoon with rising Treasury yields contributing to the weakness. The major averages are all down in the red with the Nasdaq suffering a more pronounced loss. The Dow, which tumbled to 42,761.56, was down 336.36 points or 0.78 percent at 42,989.44 a little while ago. The...