The Dow Jones industrial average suffered its second triple-digit loss in a row on Thursday after so-so economic news and violence in Iraq rattled investors. The blue chips are on track for their first weekly loss in four weeks.
On Thursday:
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 109.69 points, or 0.7 percent, to 16,734.19.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 13.78 points, or 0.7 percent, to 1,930.11.
The Nasdaq composite fell 34.30 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,297.63.
For the week:
The Dow is down 190.09 points, or 1.1 percent.
The S&P 500 is down 19.33 points, or 1 percent.
The Nasdaq is down 23.76 points, or 0.6 percent.
For the year:
The Dow is up 157.53 points, or 1 percent.
The S&P 500 index is up 81.75 points, or 4.4 percent.
The Nasdaq is up 121.04 points, or 2.9 percent.
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