The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 268.37 points (2.61 per cent) to end
at 10,002.18, after a brief dip below 10,000 for the first time since November.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped a hefty 65.48 points (2.99 points) to
2125.43 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 268.37 points (2.61 percent) to end at
10,002.18, its lowest level since November, after a brief dip below 10,000
points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped a hefty 65.48 points (2.99
points) to 2,125.43 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's
Credit-default swaps on the Markit CDX North America Investment-Grade Index,
which is linked to 125 companies and used to speculate on creditworthiness or
to hedge against losses, climbed the most in almost two weeks. In London, the
Markit iTraxx Europe index rose to the highest in more than nine
Bookings rose 1 percent, matching the revised gain in November and the fourth
straight increase, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in
Washington. Excluding transportation, orders increased 1.2 percent.
Manufacturers will probably keep boosting production to limit further
Bookings rose 1 percent, matching the revised gain in November and the fourth
straight increase, figures from the Commerce Department showed today in
Washington. Excluding transportation, orders increased 1.2 percent.
Manufacturers will probably keep boosting production to limit further
Click to enlarge photo A Fiat spokesman said 14 percent of the 32,000 workers
on duty on Wednesday morning took part in the four-hour strike against the
planned shutdown at the end of 2011 of Termini Imerese, a plant in Sicily that
employs 1,400 workers. Local
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 268.37 points (2.61 per cent) to end
at 10,002.18, after a brief dip below 10,000 for the first time since November.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite dropped a hefty 65.48 points (2.99 points) to
2125.43 and the broad-market Standard & Poor's
