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Stocks Tumble on Weak Data

Dow drops 112 points on sluggish growth, rising jobless claims

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 28, 2008 3:56 PM CST

(Newser) – Stocks fell more than they had in a week today amid reports of sluggish economic growth, rising jobless claims, and fears of failing banks, Bloomberg reports. The Dow fell 112.10 points to 12,582.18, the Nasdaq fell 22.21 points to 2,331....   Read full story »

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