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  • Fannie, Freddie Rattle Investors; Crude Oil Surges to New Record (Stocks below 11,000)

    07/11/2008 8:58:49 AM PDT · by meandog · 37 replies · 64+ views
    Wall Street Journal ^ | 7.11.08 | By Peter A. McKay
    The Dow Jones Industrial Average recently traded down more than 240 points, around 10988. The blue-chip indicator hasn't closed beneath the 11000 level since July of 2006. It hit a record high of 14164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007. The S&P 500 was down 1.7% to 1232.02. All of its sectors traded lower, led by a 5% slide in its financial sector. The energy-sensitive consumer-discretionary category was close behind, down 3.5%. The Dow and the ...