The blue-chip index, which hit a record high in mid February, last fell further over the course of a president’s first 100 days in office in the second half of 1974, when Ford entered the White House ...

BP boss Murray Auchincloss isn’t powerless amid the turmoil. He has trimmed investments and has plans to do more. Elliott, meanwhile, wants him to go even further — which is easier to do when times ...