NEW YORK — Wall Street tumbled into what’s called a bear market June 13 after fears about a fragile economy and rising interest rates sent the S&P 500 more than 20% below its record set early this year.

The U.S. economy’s growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number of economists expect it to claw back to its pre-pandemic strength by the second half of next year as vaccines for the coronavirus become widely distributed.

Stocks around the world are clawing higher on April 22, and the S&P 500 climbed toward its first gain of what’s been a dismal week.

Stocks have fallen in early trading on Wall Street April 20, as energy stocks get hammered by the latest collapse in the price of oil.

NEW YORK — Stocks sank Aug. 14 after the bond market threw up one of its last remaining warning flags on the economy.