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Stock market losses
A trader puts his hand on his head on the floor of the New York Stock exchange October 9, 2008. After a day in which the markets showed early promise in gains, the Dow fell 678 points, falling below 9000 points at the end of the trading day.
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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Stock market losses
A trader puts his hand on his head on the floor of the New York Stock exchange October 9, 2008. After a day in which the markets showed early promise in gains, the Dow fell 678 points, falling below 9000 points at the end of the trading day.
Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images