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Dow plunges 679 for 6th triple-digit loss in a row

A runaway train of a sell-off turned the anniversary of the stock market peak into one of the worst days in Wall Street history today, driving the Dow Jones industrials down a breathtaking 679 points and deepening a financial crisis that has defied all efforts to stop it.

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