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Stock Markets Plunge as Investors Worry About Ukraine

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Stock markets plunged around the world Monday as investors worried about the Russian military takeover of Ukraine's Crimean peninsula.The selloff started in Asia and quickly spread through European and U.S. exchanges, with most dropping one percent or more.The economic fallout was pronounced in Moscow, where the stock market fell more than 11 percent, erasing nearly $60 billion off the value of Russian companies.The value of the Russian currency, the ruble, dropped to an all-time low...

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