Markets Tumble On Greece; Dow Down 20% From April High

By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN, New York Times
Tue, 10/04/2011 - 6:57am

World stocks hit a 15-month low on Tuesday and the dollar rose to a nine-month peak as fears over a major banking crisis in Europe mounted.

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