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Oct 17, 2025 4:00 AM

Dow Dips Over 300 Points: Investor Fear Increases, Fear & Greed Index Moves To 'Extreme Fear' Zone

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed an increase in the overall fear level, while the index moved to the “Extreme Fear” zone on Thursday.

U.S. stocks settled lower on Thursday, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 300 points during the session.

Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE:SCHW) reported better-than-expected earnings for the third quarter.

On the economic data front, the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index declined to a six-month low level of -12.8 in October from 23.2 in the previous month and missed market estimates of 10.

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