U.S. Stocks Drop; S&P 500, Dow Post Worst Retreats Since 1937

Ben S. Bernanke, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks on a television above a trader in the S&P pit at the Chicago Board of Trade in Chicago, on Tuesday Oct. 7, 2008. Photographer: Joshua Lott/Bloomberg NewsOct. 7 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index below 1,000 for the first [...] continue reading world news