The rough patch started with Monday's opening bell, as a downbeat weekend reading on Chinese economic growth and the largest slide in gold prices in 30 years sent the Dow to its biggest one-day drop of the year.
James Bell, director of international survey research at Pew, said Chinese people who said they like American ideas about democracy were more likely to say they are closely following the election.
Brands, operator of Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut, managed 6% growth at established Chinese locations, down considerably from past quarters where growth topped 20%.