Another down day and they blame it on Europe yet again, getting really old blaming every single drop in the US markets on the Europe crisis.
How long have we been hearing about Greece defaulting on its debt, its such old, repetitive news it shouldnt even be mentioned until the day it finally happens, wasnt Greece suppose to default about 94 times already.
Dow Plunges 300 Amid Greek Debt Concerns
CNBC.com | September 09, 2011 | 03:21 PM EDT
Stocks continued to decline Friday, as investors hesitated to hold equities over the weekend amid fears that Greece may default on its debt and following news that ECB's Juergen Stark will step down due to a conflict over the central bank's bond-buying program.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged sharply to trade below the psychologically-important 11,000 level, led by McDonald's [ MCD 84.66 -3.95 (-4.46%) ] and Hewlett-Packard [ HPQ 22.58 -1.29 (-5.40%) ] after logging a triple-digit decline in the previous session.
The Dow has posted three-digit moves in 19 of the past 24 trading sessions and is on pace to see its worst week in three.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also tumbled. All three major averages are now poised to close in the red for the week.