Stocks Slide

The Dow Jones industrial average dropped nearly 400 points on Tuesday morning after disappointing earnings reports and a surprise drop in orders for durable goods. 

The Dow was off 357 points, or two percent, to 17,321 as of 12 p.m. Eastern time and at one point slid as much as 390 points.  

The Standard & Poor's 500 index shed 30 points, or 1.5 percent, to 2,027. The Nasdaq slid 86 points, or 1.8 percent, to 4,684.

--Daily Mail.