Stocks plunged again to levels not seen in years
Stocks have plunged again to levels not seen in more than five years as hopes fade that lawmakers will soon put together an aid package for US automakers.Huge declines in the financial and energy sectors led stocks lower Thursday.
Stocks plunged Friday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 400 points, after oil prices shot up by more than $11 a barrel and neared $140 a barrel - and wiped out investors' recent optimism about the economy in the process.