Wall Street bloodbath: Dow, Nasdaq plummet | Reporter Replay

Wall Street’s main indexes nosedived on Aug. 5, as fears of the United States tipping into recession following weak economic data last week rippled through global markets. The declines followed broad sell-offs overseas, with the Tokyo-based Nikkei index suffering its worst single-day retreat since the infamous “Black Monday” crash of 1987 — closing 12.4% lower...