| GEO Business | | Dow plunges 6.5 percent in seventh straight loss | Updated at: 0155 PST, Friday, October 10, 2008 NEW YORK: The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 599 points or 6.48 percent to 8,658 at the closing Thursday, the seventh straight loss for the Wall Street index as jitters intensified over the global financial crunch. |  |
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