Dow Jones Industrial Average Closes Below 18,000, Gold Prices Spike In Flight To Safety

U.S. stocks dropped Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing below the 18,000 milestone as concerns about Greece's failure to elect a new president, coupled with declining oil prices, weighed on the global markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which measures the share prices of 30 large industrial companies, closed down 55.16 points, or 0.31 percent, to 17,983.07; the S&P 500 stock index lost 10.22 points, or 0.49 percent, to end at 2,080.35. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite de...