Economy. The big driver for todays selloff is retail sales despite deep discounts, lower gas prices and a robust labor market. Combined with more volatility and oil prices and a lower forecast for Global Economic growth sent stocks on another wild ride. The dow cut an early 350 point loss in half ending the session down 186 points. The nasdaq lower by 22 and the s p was down 11 points. In the bond market the yield on 30 year treasuries hit record lows while the yield on the benchmark ten year note hit the lowest level in nearly two years. Crude bounced between losses and gains spiking higher into the close, up 5. 5 to 48. 48 a barrel, its biggest one day percent gain since june of 2012. With gas prices down and retail sales falling, what is the state of the u. S. Consumer right now . Steve liesman takes a look. Reporter plunging oil prices raised a few economic puzzles. First, since the u. S. Is now a huge Oil Producers, wouldnt it be a drag on the economy or a benefit . Second, and th