Stocks sink on commodities' slide, Merrill nerves
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as plunging gold and oil prices drove energy and mining shares lower, and speculation that Merrill Lynch & Co may need to take more write-downs deflated growing optimism that the credit crisis was abating.
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