i'm bernard baumohl. >> paul: recapping today's market action u.s. stocks head lower as the global sell-off continues. the dow dropped 186 points and the nasdaq tumbled 54 points. to learn more about the stories in tonight's broadcast, to watch our streaming video and to take part in our daily blog, go to "nightly business report" on pbs.org. you can also email us at nbr@pbs.org. >> jeff: and finally tonight, lotto fever is cooking in italy. the country's lottery jackpot for tonight's drawing has grown to nearly $200 million. prize officials say it's europe's highest jackpot ever! $6 million of that was raised today as the buying frenzy continued. no one has picked the winning combination of numbers since the end of january. and that trend continued today. no one picked today's winning numbers so that jackpot remains unclaimed. that's in part because the odds of winning are about one in 622 million. that said, there is one big winner in all of this: the italian government. jackpot hopefuls have spent nearly $3 billion on tickets and half of the money