Dow Jones Industrial Average Tumbles 100 Points As Oil Prices Drop Below $49

U.S. stocks dropped Tuesday as energy company shares weakened, a day after the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled as much as 350 points, and crude oil prices sank to a five-year low. U.S. crude oil prices fell under $49 a barrel Tuesday, its lowest level since 2009, while Brent crude, the global benchmark for oil prices, dropped briefly below $52 a barrel for first time in more than five-and-a-half years.