What a Week! Dow Drops 1.5% as TrumpCare Dies in the House

Stocks slumped this week following back-and-forth in Washington that culminated in the Republican's health-care bill being pulled . The S&P 500 fell 1.4% this week after dipped 0.1% to 2,343.98 today, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.5% this week after sliding 59.86 points, or 0.3%, to 20,596.72. The Nasdaq Composite declined 1.2% this week after rising 0.2% to 5,828.74 today. Bespoke Investment Group calls the reaction of the market to headlines this week "absurd":