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Stocks Go South at Bell

Dow down 150

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 4, 2008 8:48 AM CST

(Newser) – Stocks took a modest dip at the open, amid a weak round of retail sales numbers and general economic pessimism. The Dow fell 81 points, while the S&P and Nasdaq dropped 1.3% and 1.4% respectively, the Wall Street Journal reports. Stocks started... Read full story »

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