Digital Musings of Tabitha Hawk

The Dow Jones Industrial average dropped more than 513 points yesterday, marking the biggest drop since December 2008. The plunge was attributed to new data that showed economic weakness in the U.S. and Europe. On top of that, 400,000 Americans applied for first-time jobless benefits and jobless claims have been holding steady at the mark for 17 weeks, leading some to economists to doubt the economic recovery.