Published October 13, 2014 3:41pm EDT | Updated January 8, 2015 2:36pm EST

Dow Continues To Slide, Drops 150 Points

With less than 20 minutes before the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 130 points to 16,407. The blue-chip index dropped below its key technical level on Friday and continued to slide on Monday. The index is down 1.1% since the start of the year.