U.S. stocks fell sharply Wednesday, led by technology shares, as key U.S. inflation data showed much higher-than-expected price pressures. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 681.50, 2 percent, to 33,587.66. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 89.06, 2.1 percent, to 4,063.04. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 357.75, 2.7 percent, to 13,031.68.