Concerns that there is an economic slowdown put pressure on the equities markets overseas, which carried over into the U.S. markets today.

It is Thursday, 5:00 PM Eastern standard time, and in just five days and 21 hours, the Federal Reserve will begin its final FOMC meeting for the year.

When the votes were tallied, Theresa May received 200 of the possible 370 allowing her to win the vote of confidence-no-confidence held by the conservative party today.