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Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday posted its worst performance during the first 10 days of September since 2008.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR

    A fund of industrial companies

  • CAT Caterpillar

    A large machinery maker

  • DE Deere

    A large machinery maker

  • HON Honeywell

    A large industrial company

  • UNP Union Pacific

    A large freight railroad

  • GE GE Aerospace

    A large industrial company

  • AA Alcoa Upstream Corp.

    GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AAL AMERICAN AIRLINES GROUP INC

    GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AAOI APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS INC COM

    GA selected AAOI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • AAOX INVESTMENT MANAGERS SER TR I

    GA selected AAOX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
XLI———————
CAT———————
DE———————
HON———————
UNP———————
GE———————
AA———————
AAL———————
AAOI———————
AAOX———————

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday posted its worst performance during the first 10 days of September since 2008.

Source: MarketWatch

Price since this story was published: Alcoa (AA)

Since the first closing price after “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself,” Alcoa (AA) is -9.92%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is +1.66% over the same days, a -11.59% difference versus the market.

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Filings that name Alcoa (AA) around 15 Sep 2026

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Who gains and who loses around Alcoa (AA)

Companies carried with this story

  • AA Alcoa

    Alcoa (AA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 15 Sep 2026 story “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself.” Reason on file: GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAL American Airlines Group

    In “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself,” American Airlines Group (AAL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAOI Applied Optoelectronics

    In “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself,” Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAOI as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAOX Investment Managers Ser Tr I

    In “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself,” Investment Managers Ser Tr I (AAOX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAOX as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAP Advance Auto Parts

    Advance Auto Parts (AAP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 15 Sep 2026 story “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself.” Reason on file: GA selected AAP as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • AAPL Apple

    In “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself,” Apple (AAPL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected AAPL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Alcoa (AA)

The 15 Sep 2026 story “Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself” names Alcoa (AA) because of this story.

What ties Alcoa (AA) to the headline is this: GA selected AA as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Also listed, American Airlines Group (AAL): GA selected AAL as a RELATED security because its curated list / industry / sector context matches this event (curated-list=history). This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Alcoa (AA)

AA traded between 38.85 and 46.06 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 41.67. AAL traded between 11.64 and 14.05 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 11.67. AAOI traded between 75.44 and 131.03 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 78.21.

A simple score for Alcoa (AA)

46 out of 100

“Dow clinches its worst September start since 2008 as history repeats itself” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.