Fears that military strikes against Syria will begin later this week sent the markets plummeting to a sharply lower close with the Dow skidding 170 points to 14,776. Nasdaq stumbled 79 points to 3578.
On the upside
A Seeking Alpha contributor wrote that Stereotaxis (Nasdaq: STXS) had great long term potential.
Dean Foods (NYSE: DF) completed its 1-for-2 reverse stock split and affirmed its third quarter outlook.
The California New Car Dealers Association reported that Tesla Motors' (Nasdaq: TSLA) Model S was the third best selling luxury/sports car in the state for the first six months of 2013.
On the downside
dELiA*s (Nasdaq: DLIA) widened second quarter losses as revenue fell.
Invesors locked in profits on Brocade Communications Systems (Nasdaq: BRCD).
The government's mortgage fraud lawsuit against Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) will go to trial next month.
In the broad market, declining issues outpaced advancers by a margin of nearly 7 to 2 on the NYSE and by more than 7 to 1 on Nasdaq. The broader S&P 500 plunged 26 points to 1630.
