Blue-chip stocks plunged today as oil prices jumped due escalating...

Blue-chip stocks plunged today as oil prices jumped due escalating tensions in the Middle East, and Wall Street continued to fret about softer corporate growth. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 379.85, or 3.65%, to close at 10,033.94; the S&P 500 was down 34.95, or 2.56%, to end at 1329.64; and the Nasdaq fell 94.59, or 2.99%, to close at 3073.90. All numbers are preliminary.