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Dow Ends Bleak Week Off 143

Index down 4.8% since Monday

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 9, 2009 3:26 PM CST

(Newser) – Stocks posted losses today as news that US unemployment hit 7.2% moved the markets to the finish of a dismal week, MarketWatch reports. The Dow lost 143.28 to close at 8,599.18, with losses perhaps limited because investors were expecting the bad...   Read full story »

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