Javier C Hernandez The New York Times

Investors around the world made a dash for safety on Tuesday, fearing the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe in Japan.Stock indexes in the United States, Asia and Europe fell nearly 1.5 percent as traders worried that the turmoil in Japan, the world's third-largest economy, could slow down growth worldwide. Bond prices rallied and yields fell as ...

Investors around the world made a dash for safety on Tuesday, fearing the possibility of a nuclear catastrophe in Japan.Stock indexes in the United States, Asia and Europe fell nearly 1.5 percent as traders worried that the turmoil in Japan, the world's third-largest economy, could slow down growth worldwide. Bond prices rallied and yields fell as ...