Stocks and bitcoin slide as nerves flare ahead of Nvidia earnings

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Wall Street kicked off the week on a sour note, with stocks and bitcoin tumbling as a risk-off attitude spread through markets. The Dow closed lower by 557 points, or 1.18%. The broader S&P 500 fell 0.92%. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.84%. Wall Street’s fear gauge, the