Just when it looked as if the bleeding had stopped, it started up again.
A rally in U.S. stocks evaporated in the minutes before the closing bell Tuesday, sending the Dow Jones industrial average down more than 200 points and extending Wall Street’s losing streak to six days — the longest such stretch in more than three years.
Where the market might bottom out is anyone’s guess — not exactly comforting news to anyone whose retirement savings or down payment on a house are tied up in stocks.