John Authers, Columnist

It's a Weird World Where FANGs Are a Haven Asset

The September sell-off is a strange mix of phenomena, with gains for the biggest tech names while the average stock falls.

The September correction is a confusing place.

Photographer: LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images

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September has brought a stock market correction. Very briefly, on an intraday basis, the S&P 500 was down 10% from its peak Monday. But it would be wrong to think of this as a continued correction.