Wall Street ends sharply lower as anxiety rises, earnings heat up

U.S. stocks dropped Thursday, with the Dow Jones down 1.29%. Tim Ghriskey noted a broad selloff from growth stocks, impacting Russell 2000 and Nasdaq. CBOE Volatility index rose. Jobless claims increased, aiding inflation control. Healthcare declined, energy gained. Philadelphia SE Housing index soared; D.R. Horton +10.1%, Domino's -13.6%, Warner Bros split plan, Netflix fell.