CNBC | Dow briefly plunges 300 as oil slides; energy dips 3% CNBC U.S. stocks traded sharply lower Friday as fresh multi-year lows in oil prices and another corporate merger weighed ahead of the Fed's highly anticipated decision on rates next week. News of a roughly $800 million junk bond fund preventing withdrawals ... Dow off as much as 300 as US oil under $36 a barrel Wall St. slumps more than 1.5 percent as oil plumbs seven-year low US stocks face steep weekly losses as oil sinks to 7-year low |