What's behind the Dow's longest losing streak since 1978?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) has had an outstanding 2024, climbing above not only 40,000, but above its 44,000 benchmark as well. Tuesday marked the ninth straight losing session for the index — its longest losing streak since February 1978 — as it now hovers above 43,000.

Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre gives a brief history lesson on some of the Dow’s worst losing streaks, comparing its current performance with that of the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), and notes which stocks could be weighing the Dow down.

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This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.