NEW YORK - Investors sent stocks lower Tuesday, extending a pause in a big four-week rally as the market girds itself for potentially grim earnings reports.
Major market barometers were all down more than 2 percent in afternoon trading including the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell more than 200 points.
The second straight day of selling blanketed a broad swath of sectors, from financials to energy, amid an otherwise quiet day during a holiday-shortened week. The markets are closed Friday in observance of Good Friday.
Wall Street tumbles on earnings, banks worries - Stocks & economy- msnbc.com
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