Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street as financiers count down to the end of the worst year for the S&P 500 giventhat 2008.
The standard S&P 500 fell 1.2% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the innovation heavy Nasdaq composite likewise lost ground.
Southwest Airlines shares dropped as the provider’s remarkable problem with flight cancellations continued. Energy stocks slipped along with falling crude oil and natural gas rates. Tesla recuperated some of the high losses it suffered