Mar. 28 - A profit warning from department store retailer JC Penney and a slump in consumer sentiment agitated Wall Street's fears of a consumer led slowdown. The Dow fell 86 points to 12,216. The S&P 500 lost 10 points to 1,315. The Nasdaq gave up 19 points to 2,261. Crude oil prices dropped nearly $2 to settle at $105.62 a barrel.
Conway Gittens reports from new York.
