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Dow Off 679 on Dour Data

Global manufacturing indexes report contraction

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 1, 2008 3:20 PM CST
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(Newser) – The stock market tumbled today amid dismal global economic data, MarketWatch reports, including a report by a group of economists that, by their measure, the US economy has been in recession since December 2007. The Dow fell 679.95 to close at 8,149.09. The Nasdaq dropped 137.50, settling at 1,398.07, and the S&P 500 shed 80.03 points to close at 816.21.

The National Retail Federation reported a 7.2% rise in retail sales this holiday weekend over last year’s, but analysts noted that shoppers mainly bought sharply discounted items. The Institute for Supply Management’s manufacturing index fell from 38.9% to 36.2% in November—the lowest reading since 1982. Manufacturing gauges in China and the UK also fell to record lows.

A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.
A specialist works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.   (AP Photo)
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke appears on a television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.   (AP Photo)
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange today.   (AP Photo)
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