U.S. stocks fall sharply as world markets tumble

Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 12:00:59 -0400

U.S. STOCKS FALL SHARPLY AS WORLD MARKETS TUMBLE
Stocks fall for a third straight session as investors around the globe
sell off a wide array of assets amid worries that Europe's debt crisis
is escalating.

THE NUCLEAR OPTION IS BACK ON THE TABLE
For 30 years Sweden stood proudly at the forefront of the world's
antinuclear movement. Now, in one of the clearest signs of a
nuclear-power renaissance sweeping the globe, it's striving to lift a
decades-old ban on new reactors.

NUKES: ATTITUDES CHANGE, BUT SAFETY ISSUES REMAIN
It's like a succession of airport security checkpoints on steroids to
get into a nuclear power plant, but questions remain about safety and
security at the facilities.

URANIUM AGLOW WITH NUCLEAR PLANTS SET TO MULTIPLY
Uranium prices have dropped about 70% from their highs in 2007, but
with Asia's drive for nuclear power going strong, and expected only to
strengthen further, there's plenty of opportunity for prices to return
to higher ground.

AMERICA'S NUCLEAR BUILDUP TAKES FIRST STEPS
The shovels are finally in the ground for America's first
nuclear-power generating plant in decades.