Thursday, May 6, 2010

Breaking News Alert! Stocks Plunge Over Concerns on Greece

New York Times
May 06, 2010 -- 2:59 PM ET

The market decline on Thursday turned into a freefall, with major indexes tumbling as much as 8 percent in afternoon trading. The euro declined more than 2 percent. In afternoon trading, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 8.8 percent, or 996 points, at one point. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index was down 90 points or 7.73 percent, and the Nasdaq was down 175 points, or 7.2 percent.

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