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Dow Jones Industrial Average Sliding Today on Global Growth Concerns

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 150 points in premarket trading as markets raised new concerns about the health of the European Union's economy.

This morning, the European Commission cut its growth outlook for the world's largest economic bloc due to ongoing trade concerns and other factors. Its growth rate is dismal – clocking in at just 1.3% for 2019, down from 19% from last year. The report raises new concerns about further global economic slowdown.

Here are the numbers from Wednesday for the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq:

Connect These Two "Dots" to Find True Bargains Like Apple

There's no shortage of loud distractions out there for investors right now, competing for our precious mental bandwidth. I'm bombarded with it every day, just like you are.

The good news is you can tune all that "stuff" out, because there are really just two things to focus on right now.

First, revenue drives earnings, and earnings drive stock prices – line up one, and the other is almost certain to follow.

Second – and as folks are quickly discovering in my new Straight Line Profits service – knowing how to determine whether a stock should be higher is absolutely critical to your investing success.

I know that sounds obvious, but you'd be amazed at how many investors don't connect the two.

Apple - a company that's already doubled our money - is a great example of what I'm talking about...