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Stocks plunge as government unveils bailout plan (AP)

Traders watch Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on a television screen in a booth on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP – Investors are frustrated with the government’s latest bank bailout plan — and showing it by unloading stocks. The major stock indexes fell more than 4 percent Tuesday, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which tumbled 382 points. Financial stocks led the market lower, a sign of how concerned Wall Street is about the government’s ability to restore the health of the banking industry.