The Dow Jones Industrial Average marked its worst one-day point decline since Nov. 7, 2012, dropping 265.86 points, or 1.8%, to 14599.20.

WSJ: Gold Plummets to Two-Year Low

The Dow Jones industrial average was off its worst levels of the day but still faced an uphill climb to finish the week above 10, 000.

FORBES: Markets Brief

Global oil demand growth in a best case scenario will average around 1.27 million barrels a day, while under the worst case scenario of a global recession decline by around 750, 000 barrels daily.

FORBES: Barclays Expects Oil Prices To Remain Resilient In 2012