this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is off tonight. stocks sold off for the sixth straight session. today s culprit? a disastrous bond auction in germany. normally, we wouldn t pay much attention to a european government selling i.o.u.s, but it is new evidence that europe still is very much in charge of u.s. financial markets and how people feel about the economy and investing. the dow tumbled 236 points, the nasdaq fell 61 and the s&p 500 off 26 points. big board volume was light at 874 million shares, while nasdaq volume slipped to 1.7 billion shares. suzanne pratt begins our reporting tonight, taking a closer look at that disappointing auction in germany and its impact on u.s. markets. we can add german bonds to the heat. germany is supposed to be europe s save haven, in a region plagued by financial crisis. today investors decided it was
this program is made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. captioning sponsored by wpbt good evening and thanks for joining us. susie gharib is off tonight. stocks sold off for the sixth straight session. today s culprit? a disastrous bond auction in germany. normally, we wouldn t pay much attention to a european government selling i.o.u.s, but it is new evidence that europe still is very much in charge of u.s. financial markets and how people feel about the economy and investing. the dow tumbled 236 points, the nasdaq fell 61 and the s&p 500 off 26 points. big board volume was light at 874 million shares, while nasdaq volume slipped to 1.7 billion shares. suzanne pratt begins our reporting tonight, taking a closer look at that disappointing auction in germany and its impact on u.s. markets. we can add german bonds to the heat. germany is supposed to be europe s save haven, in a region plagued by financial crisis. today investors decided it was