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Stock prices are at six-year lows. Over the past two days the Dow Jones industrial average has lost more than 6 percent of its value.

The $700 billion bailout was supposed to stabilize the financial industry and get banks lending again. But that hasn't happened yet.

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Auto companies may be going out of business. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is shrinking dramatically, by the day.

Consumer confidence is at a post-war low. But Internet traffic is unabated. Notably, it’s led by consumers. And video.

Worry that the U.S. auto industry could collapse has added to recession jitters on Wall Street. The Dow Jones industrial average finished down nearly 430 points Wednesday, falling below the 8,000 mark — levels not seen since 2003.

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Believe it or not, the extreme market volatility of late 2008 - the Dow Jones industrial average swinging 1000 points in a single day, the Chicago Board Options Exchange market volatility index hitting all-time highs - may be a harbinger of good things in 2009.

Stocks on Wall Street followed the lead of stocks on foreign exchanges and opened lower. At the start of Friday's trading in New York, the Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 400 points.

Global investors began dumping stocks on fears of a worldwide recession. Japan's main index fell 10 percent.

European stocks also are lower.