US markets suffer their worst August in almost a decade

Francesca9

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Tue Aug-31-10 10:03 PM
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US markets suffer their worst August in almost a decade

Source: Telegraph (UK)

US stock markets suffered their worst August in almost a decade, as evidence mounts that the recovery in the world�s biggest economy is slowing to a crawl.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/7974211/US-markets-suffer-their-worst-August-in-almost-a-decade.html

This is a bad sign. More unemployment is likely.

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OhioChick

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Tue Aug-31-10 10:07 PM
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1. No surprise here. n/t

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DJ13

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Tue Aug-31-10 10:09 PM
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2. Yep, the bigger surprise is what was propping it up since early last year

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Booster

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Tue Aug-31-10 10:10 PM
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3. The Koch brothers. Hope they lost a bundle.

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