Markets plunge on credit woes

Stocks tumbled on Monday as investors worried rising mortgage defaults and credit market losses will drag on the economy, fueling fears that consumers will slash spending during the vital holiday season. The decline, led once again by big drops in financial services stocks, erased year-to-date gains for the benchmark S&P 500 index.

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