United stock plummets after viral video of passenger being dragged off overbooked plane sparks outrage

United airlines stock drops.
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United Continental Holdings Inc.'s stock took a nosedive Tuesday morning as the outrage continued over United Airlines' handling of an overbooked plane Sunday evening. In a video that went viral Monday, Chicago aviation security officers can be seen dragging a bloodied passenger off of an airplane after he refused to give up his seat to a United employee on stand-by.

Gizmodo reported the company's valuation had fallen "more than $750 million" as of Tuesday morning. The New York Stock Exchange showed United stock dipping by 3.55 percent:

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