Dow sinks below 7,000 on AIG loss, Buffett
Stocks fell on Monday as the Dow opened below 7,000 for the first time since October 1997 and a $61.7 billion quarterly loss at embattled insurer American International Group
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> dropped 122.74 points, or 1.74 percent, to 6,940.19. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> slid 13.98 points, or 1.90 percent, to 721.11. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> fell 19.23 points, or 1.40 percent, to 1,358.61.
(Editing by James Dalgleish)
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