Stocks Plunge As Worries About Europe Intensify

By DANIEL WAGNER, AP Business Writer, San Francisco Chronicle: Business
Fri, 09/09/2011 - 9:25am

(09-09) 09:25 PDT (AP) -- U.S. stocks plunged Friday, erasing the week's gains, as rising fears about fallout from Europe's debt crisis overshadowed President Barack Obama's plan to revive the U.S. job market. The...

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