The NASDAQ Composite was down an already punishing 2.75% at noon in New York. But the damage wasn't done for the day. The tech-heavy index closed the day down 4.11% And the big techs, the stocks that had driven the rally up and are now pacing the move down, sold off in the afternoon too. […]


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