Dow Screws Hollywood

The Dow closed 504 points lower, its worst plunge since 9/11 — but shares of Big Media companies miraculously were down but by no means out. Hardest hit was NBC Universal’s parent company, GE, whose stock fell to a five-and-a-half-year low because it was lumped in with embattled financials, even though it’s a broadly diversified conglomerate.