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Interpreting Monday's Stock Market Volatility

Investors were concerned when the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted over 1,000 points Monday.
What we need to do here is kind of look at what China is doing...They're looking in the long run as to how this is going to affect their economy. - Jay Sukits

  Stock prices fluctuated wildly on Monday and the Dow Jones industrial average fell over 1,000points after the opening bell before recovering much of those losses and then dropping again nearly 700 points in late afternoon trading. What's causing all the volatility? We put that question to University of Pittsburgh business professorJay Sukits and look at how these developments might impact the region.

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