Money / Dow Jones Dow Falls 104 on Dubai Fears Global financial worries trump FedEx's optimistic outlook By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff Posted Dec 8, 2009 3:10 PM CST Copied In this Jan. 30 file photo, a trader leans on a phone post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file) Stocks fell hard today after prominent credit-rating agencies downgraded the sovereign debt of Dubai and Greece, stoking fears of national defaults, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow fell 104 points to close at 10,286. The Nasdaq lost 17 points to settle at 2,173. The S&P 500 dropped 11 points, closing at 1,092. (More Dow Jones stories.) Report an error