All 30 of the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s components are trading lower ahead of the open, as Dow futures sink 471 points, or 1.5%, toward a 17-month low as fears of an economic slowdown grew. Among the biggest Dow decliners ahead of the open, shares of American Express Co. dropped 3.0%, Salesforce Inc. shed 2.8% and Nike Inc. slid 2.5%. The most-active Dow stock was Apple Inc. which lost 2.1%, while the Dow’s best performer was Amgen Inc.’s stock , which slipped only 0.4%. Walt Disney Co.’s stock , which is the Dow’s worst performer over the past three months, year to date and the past 12 months, declined 1.7% premarket toward a two-year low.
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