Stocks tumble on global economic worries

NEW YORK (AP) - Stock and interest rates are tumbling with fresh signs of a global economic slowdown spooking investors.

Some of those cues from overseas exchanges. Major Asian and European markets are all down sharply.

Interest rates are down in the bond market as investors seek the safety of Treasurys.

Investors fear that the nascent global rebound is weakening and consumers are still hiding.

A report due out later Tuesday is expected to show consumer confidence is down this month.

The Dow Jones industrial average is down 99.68, or 1 percent, at 10,038.84. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is down 11.07, or 1 percent, at 1,063.50, while the Nasdaq composite index is down 36.26, or 1.6 percent, at 2,184.39.