U.S. stocks market tank into the close; Dow marks 3rd-largest point loss
U.S. stock indexes slammed as GM, financials hit. Dow industrials down over 5,500 points, or 39%, from year-ago peak. U.S. stocks on Thursday sprinted to fresh five-year lows, with the major indexes slammed for a seventh straight session as financial shares and General Motors Corp. tanked and global credit woes spurred panic-stricken investors to flee [...]