Stocks and bitcoin slide as nerves weigh on market

New York — 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 was down 705 points, or 1.5%. The broader S&P 500 fell 1.39%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.45%. Wall Street’s fear gauge, the VIX, jumped 15%. …