 The Dow slipped one-tenth percent, and the Nasdaq composite rose nine-tenths percent. With the Wall Street Business Report, I'm John Scott. And more on these stories at townhall.com. In 2010, Bethany Benson was a passenger riding home with her boyfriend. Her feet were stretched out on the dashboard. As she slept, the car smashed into a tractor trailer, crumpling the car's entire front end.