By Jim Puzzanghera | Los Angeles Times
It looks like the schematic for a new theme park ride: plummet from a lofty height through a series of stomach-churning twists.
Unfortunately for most investors and possibly the U.S. economy, it’s a chart of the Dow Jones industrial average this month.
The Dow is down about 8% this year. The other major U.S. stock indexes, as well as key ones around the globe, have followed a similar, hair-raising trajectory.