Dow on track for biggest two-day point drop since the financial crisis
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is shedding 449 points in afternoon trade Friday, extending the 358.04-point selloff on Thursday, as investors grappled with concerns over global economic growth. That puts the blue-chip barometer on track to suffer the biggest two-day point drop (807.07 points) since Nov. 19 and Nov. 20 of 2008, in the midst of the financial crisis, when the Dow tumbled 872.46 points in two days. Back then, the Dow rocketed 892.10 points over the next two sessions.
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