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• Stocks tank — Dow ends day nearly 350 down
Unofficial closing numbers, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 344.65, or 2.99 percent, to 11,188.23. Broader indexes also tumbled. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 38.15, or 2.99 percent, to 1,236.83, and the Nasdaq composite index dropped ...
• Holland votes to study nearly emission-free coal plant
The vote means the BPW will now work with Praxair, an international industrial gas supplier, to apply for the Department of Energy grant due in January.
• Workers sorry Vise-Grip plant moving to China
Since then, the DeWitt plant has operated under the name of Irwin Industrial Tools, a company American Tool bought in 1993. Oden said employees were told that "to keep the Vise-Grip name competitive, they had to move to China.
• Fed report shows an economy still struggling
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.96 points to close at 11,532.88. Other stock indexes dipped. On the inflation front, many businesses and consumers felt the sting of high prices for food, energy and other things, the Fed reported.
• Stocks Fall on Economic Worries
On Tuesday, the Dow Jones industrial average gave up a nearly 250-point rally to end 26.63 points, or 0.23%, lower at 11,516.92. The broader S&P 500 index closed down 5.26 points, or 0.41%, at 1,277.57.