Dow falls nearly 300 points, stocks slide as investors await inflation data and oil prices top $ 120 a barrel
US stocks were lower Wednesday, as investors awaited inflation data due at the end of the week and oil prices jumped after data showed a fall in gasoline inventories. What are major indexes doing? The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA lost 283 points, or 0.9% to 33,891 The S&P 500 SPX decreased 40 points, or…