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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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Stocks tumbled Tuesday morning as recession fears remained front and center, and investors continued to dump shares of automakers and financial services firms amid worries about their solvency.

Wall Street looked headed for a drop at Tuesday's open as recession fears, lower oil prices and jitters about the financial sector haunted investors.

Stocks tumbled Monday, ending a choppy session lower as recession jitters outweighed relief that the government's programs to shore up the financial system have gotten underway.

U.S. stocks futures tumbled early Thursday, weighed by higher oil prices, a weaker dollar and lingering concerns about the financial sector.

Don't look now, but the markets could be headed for another stomach-churning drop.

U.S. stock futures drifted early Thursday after a big loss at AIG raised credit jitters.

Stocks opened higher Monday as investors cheered better-than-expected Bank of America results, soothing jitters about the battered financial sector in the wake of the mortgage meltdown.