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Investment analyst D. Dennis Hinton blamed last week's tumbling stock prices on a perfect storm of bad economic news.

Don't expect the wild swings of the stock market to stop anytime soon.

Rising wholesale prices and rising energy took their toll on Wall Street last week sending the markets down more than three percent for the week.

Wall Street plunged Friday, fueled by a disappointing earnings report from General Electric,

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