as the S&P 500 slipped toward the threshold that would trigger an initial “circuit breaker.” The S&P 500 SPX was down 4.6% near 4,200 in recent trade, after hitting a session low at 5,115.27 ...

The US stock market was down on Thursday(Bloomberg) As almost all major stocks plummeted, several investors wondered if a circuit breaker would be placed on the Nasdaq. A circuit breaker is ...

Here's a breakdown of what it takes to trigger the circuit breakers: -- A Level 1 circuit breaker stops trade for a minimum of 15 minutes if the S&P 500 falls 7% before 3:25 p.m. Eastern time.

The last circuit breaker occurred during the height of the Covid pandemic in March 2020, but here's what you need to know in case the next few months play out the way the last week has.