Bears refused to budge Thursday, a day after markets staged a suspect rally attempt. The Dow Jones Industrial Average joined other major equity indexes to the downside in the first hour of trading on the stock market today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite indices crashed amid a broad-based sell-off on Thursday, with consumer discretionary, communication services, real estate and technology shares being the worst hit.

Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq dropped as Trump's tariff threats and a looming U.S. government shutdown unsettled investors. The Dow fell 0.31% to 41,223.97, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 also declined. Meanwhile,