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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City on Friday. Stocks slumped again on Monday as fears about inflation are proving hard to tamp down. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange was halted briefly Monday morning when the S&P 500 index fell 7%, triggering automatic circuit breakers. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
Specialist Mark Fitzgerald works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020. Markets are down across Europe, Asia, and the U.S. as the virus spreads to more countries around the world. Richard Drew/AP hide caption
Dow Tumbles More Than 1,000 Points On Fears Of Coronavirus Pandemic
A new study found that investors were significantly more likely to bet a company's stock price was going to increase if the company had more women on staff compared with other companies. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Thursday. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
Stock and bond markets have been roiled by concerns about trade tensions and the economy. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
A man looks at an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index on Thursday in Tokyo. Eugene Hoshiko/AP hide caption
A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, on Friday. Asian stock markets slumped after Beijing responded to the Trump administration's tariff hikes by saying it may order higher import duties on a range of U.S. goods. Koji Sasahara/AP hide caption
A trader at the New York Stock Exchange reacts on Oct. 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged more than 22 percent — the biggest single-day drop in history. Maria Bastone/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
When Hillary Clinton appeared to be winning the Sept. 26 debate with Donald Trump at Hofstra University, stock futures rose and so did oil prices, a report says. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
A man looks at an electronic stock board at a brokerage house in Beijing on Tuesday, a day in which Asian stock markets sank. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
Bull and bear facing each other. Andrew Unangst/Getty Images hide caption
An investor rests in front of a dark electronic board at a Beijing brokerage house after China suspended trading Thursday for the second time this week. Jason Lee/Reuters/Landov hide caption
A trading hall sits empty in a securities firm in Haikou, China, Monday. Trading on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets was ended before 2 p.m. Monday after shares tumbled 7 percent. Zhao Yingquan/Xinhua /Landov hide caption
Iranian stockbrokers monitor share prices at the Tehran Stock Exchange in April. The historical Iran nuclear deal could open the country's market up to international investors. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption
Nuclear Deal Opens Up Potential For Investors In Iran's Stock Market
A man walks past an electric board displaying stock prices at a brokerage house in Beijing, China, on Wednesday. Andy Wong/AP hide caption
An investor looks through stock information at a trading hall in Haikou, the capital of Hainan province in southern China. Since mid-June, the main Shanghai stock index has lost 30 percent. Zhao Yingquan/Xinhua/Landov hide caption
Trader Gerard Farco, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011. Richard Drew/AP hide caption