Markets Right Now: Stocks plunge in early trading

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
9:35 a.m.
Stocks are opening sharply lower on Wall Street following big drops in Asia and Europe.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 300 points in early trading, pulled down by big drops in Caterpillar and 3M.
3M fell 6.3 percent after its earnings missed Wall Street’s targets. Caterpillar, which makes construction equipment, fell 7 percent.
Market favorites including Amazon and Apple f