Global Sell-Off Takes a Toll on U.S. Equities
October 27, 2008 at 10:46 AM EDT
U.S. markets tumbled Friday as a global sell-off spread from Asia and Europe, as fears of a worldwide recession intensified. At the New York close on Friday, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average Index had plunged 312.62 points (-3.6%), to trade…