Wall Street Journal | US Stocks Slide on China Worries, Sharp Drop in Oil Wall Street Journal Fresh concerns about the Chinese economy and a steep fall in oil prices helped send global stocks lower Wednesday, extending the shaky start to the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 262 points, or 1.5%, to 16895. The S&P 500 lost 1.5% ... Futures trim losses after data; Dow futures still off triple digits Stocks, oil bashed by China worries, North Korea nuclear test US stocks set to tumble as oil, global tensions roil markets |