Market movers

The Dow dropped 370 points today on news that the service industry isn't feeling quite the thing these days. This, of course, raises two questions: 1) Did the fall impact the primaries? Maybe in California. The news came a little to late for East Coast morning voters. 2) Is the fall related to the primary? Possibly, a little. Markets hate uncertainty.

This article available online at:

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2008/02/market-movers/2672/