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Stocks plunge early on consumer, economic jitters

Published December 1, 2008, 7:42 am, Crain's Chicago Business

(AP) — Worries about the holiday shopping season sent stocks sharply lower Monday while investors also awaited new readings on manufacturing and construction spending. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 353.48, or 4.00 percent, to 8,475.56. Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 42.06, or ...

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