US stock market crashes today: Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fall hard as bond yields hit 19-year high -
- Posted on May 19, 2026
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US stock market crashes today: Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fall hard as bond yields hit 19-year high -
US stock market crashes today as Dow Jones, S&P 500 and Nasdaq plunge. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 237 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slid deeper into negative territory as technology and AI-linked stocks faced heavy selling pressure. A perfect storm of soaring Treasury yields, oil above $100, and a violent unwind in semiconductor stocks sent Wall Street into its third straight day of losses.