“The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 281.40 points, or 4.09%, to 6594.44, its lowest close since April 1997. The Nasdaq Composite fell 54.15, or 4.00%, to 1299.59. The broad Standard & Poor’s 500 index shed 30.32, or 4.25%, to 682.55, 56% below its bull-market peak in October 2007. That’s the biggest drop for the market since the 1930s”