Dow Jones industrial average drops more than 300 points

The economy is recovering, corporate profits have boomed and Congress finally has passed a budget. Yet stocks have been stuck in a slide for nearly two weeks now. On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average lost 326 points and the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell by nearly 41 points, with both giving up more than 2 percent of their values.

So what gives? Below are a few of the issues that have stock prices dropping .... http://www.usnews.com