Tag: Plunged

  • Stocks Plunged on Debt Debate

    Stocks plunged Wednesday with no end in view to political sparring over raising the debt limit and economic data that only heightened uncertainty about the recovery.  The Dow Jones industrial average fell 198.75 points, or 1.6 percent, to 12,302.55.  The S&P 500 fell 27.05 points, or 2 percent, to 1,304.89. The Nasdaq composite fell 75.17…