Stocks dropped today on negative news concerning General Electric Co...

Stocks dropped today on negative news concerning General Electric Co. and Ford Motor Co., raising corporate profit concerns. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 215.22, or 2.87%, at 7,286.27; the S&P 500 fell 21.8, or 2.73%, ending at 776.75; and the Nasdaq composite closed down 14.96, or 1.32%, at 1,114.25. All numbers are preliminary.