U.S. stocks close down hard for second straight session in third worst start to November

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks closed sharply lower for the second straight session Tuesday as investors fretted over the Greek government's efforts to call a referendum on a recent bailout agreement with international lenders, possibly ushering in Greece's exit from the euro zone.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 297.05 points, or 2.5%, to 11,657.96, led by a 6.3% fall in Bank of America Corp.
The S&P 500 lost 35.02 points, or 2.8%, to 1,218.28.
A 4.7% drop in financial stocks led declines across all sectors.
The Nasdaq Composite lost 77.45 points, or 2.9%, to 2,606.96.
It was the second straight session of more than 2% declines for Dow and S&P 500.