How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 17

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 17
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Wall Street fell for a third straight day as rising yields in the bond market keep cranking up the pressure.

The S&P 500 lost 0.8 percent Thursday, with August on track to be its worst month of the year by far. The Dow fell 290 points, or 0.8 percent, and the Nasdaq composite gave back 1.2 percent.