Greece debt worries send stocks lower (AP)

NEW YORK ? So much for a comeback in the stock market.

Stocks are falling Wednesday as investors become increasingly concerned about the worsening debt crisis in Greece. The dollar is rising against the euro and U.S. government bond prices are climbing as investors seek out safer assets.

Thousands of people gathered on the streets of Athens to protest government cutbacks required to avoid a default on the government's debt.

A report on manufacturing in New York also came in well below forecasts, suggesting more weakness in U.S. factory production.

In midday trading, the Dow Jones industrial average is down 126 points, or 1 percent, at 11,950. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down 15, or 1.2 percent, at 1,273. The Nasdaq composite index is down 29, or 1.1 percent, to 2,650.

Source: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/stocks/*http%3A//news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110615/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street

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