Money ‘Down, down, down’: Stocks sink as rate fears, shutdown gloom push Nasdaq into bear market December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 Janna Herron, USA TODAY Comments Off on ‘Down, down, down’: Stocks sink as rate fears, shutdown gloom push Nasdaq into bear market Stocks dropped again on Friday, capping a devastating week as investors succumbed to fears of rising rates, slowing growth and a looming shutdown.