Blue and Black Markets

Markets opened the day in a continuation of the full-disappointment mood that carried the day Thursday, and the black spirits led indexes toward a rendition of Black Friday: With investors apparently unmoved by decent earnings reports and unsettled by the US-Japan trade fight, the Dowwas off 175 to 7764 in mid-afternoon trading. The Nasdaq was down 46 to 1653.

Markets opened the day in a continuation of the full-disappointment mood that carried the day Thursday, and the black spirits led indexes toward a rendition of Black Friday: With investors apparently unmoved by decent earnings reports and unsettled by the US-Japan trade fight, the Dowwas off 175 to 7764 in mid-afternoon trading. The Nasdaq was down 46 to 1653.