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Stocks, oil hammered: Dow ends down almost 300; U.S. Crude slips nearly 5%

The Fed's Thursday decision not to hike interest rates has rattled markets and raised growth concerns. All 10 of the S&P 500 sectors were lower with energy stocks leading the losses. Despite the recent market losses, the Nasdaq remains positive for the calendar year. Ref. USAToday

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Huge stock rally: Benchmarks gain 1%-plus after steep early drop, Dow up 200

Disappointing jobs data had initially raised fresh fears about a slowdown in the U.S. Economy. But investors appeared to focus later on the positives, such as the helpful impact of a weakening dollar on business and earnings of U.S. Multinationals. Ref. USAToday

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Dow craters 370 as slowdown reality sets in; worst day since Nov. 13

Major benchmarks ended down 1.6% or more. The market's selloff shows investors' initial relief in the Fed's decision to take interest rates higher is being replaced with concern of how that will affect companies and consumers. Ref. USAToday

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Dow, S&P 500 end the day down about 1%, post their first down year since 2008

Both stock benchmarks were on the bubble of a positive year at the start of today's session, with the Dow needing a sizable, 219-point gain to hit break even. But it wasn't to be as both saw their first losing year since the financial crisis. The Nasdaq was a bright spot, gaining for 2015 despite dropping more than 1% today. Ref. USAToday

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2016 kicks off with global stock sell-off as Dow plunges more than 300 at the open; Chinese stocks tumbles 7%

The first trading day of 2016 is off to a rocky start as some of the same worries that hurt stocks last year -- slowing growth and volatile markets in China and geopolitical angst in the Middle East -- have reappeared at the start of the new year, prompting a global stock sell-off. Ref. USAToday

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Happy New Year - not: Dow closes down about 275 after losing as much as 470

The first trading day of 2016 soaked global markets as weak Chinese data raised slowdown fears. So much for a fresh start on Wall Street after a lackluster 2015, when the Standard & Poor's 500 stock index closed down 0.7%, its first down year since 2008. Ref. USAToday

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Dow falls more then 200 points at the open as stocks plunge on new shock: N. Korea claims H-bomb test

After an early year shock related to China's weakening economy, Wall Street woke up to a fresh geopolitical threat involving North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Ref. USAToday

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Stocks tumble again as Dow, S&P 500 suffer worst 5-day start to the year ever

Dow falls about 170 points as it closes in correction territory; Nasdaq drops 1% and S&P 500 falls 1.1%. Ref. USAToday