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| Dow | 8,204.04 | -220.71 | -2.62% |
| Nasdaq | 1,430.53 | -52.74 | -3.56% |
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| S&P 500 | 829.21 | -29.91 | -3.48% |
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| 10 Yr Bond(%) | 3.3950% | -0.1400 | |
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Auto Woes Drive Stocks Lower- AP
Wall Street fell Wednesday, as investors, already nervous about the fate of the nation's top automakers, failed to find relief from economic data.
- Reid seeks to lower expectations for auto bailout- AP
- Auto company shares sink as execs press for aid- Reuters
- Gas prices down 50 percent from high- CNNMoney.com
- Consumer prices drop by most in 61 years- AP
- Oil prices fall below $54 a barrel, down 60% in 4 months- AP
- US home construction sinks to new record low- AP
- Microsoft still interested in Yahoo search deal- AP
- Consumers to Suffer If GM Goes Under- CNNMoney.com
- Automaker Bailout Hits Major Pothole- Tech Ticker
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Bailing out the auto industry would no more help the economy than it would spur U.S. carmakers to be more innovative.
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See today's average savings rates across the country. Source: Bankrate.com
| Savings Type | Today | Last Week |
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| 6 month CD | 2.95% | 3.00% |
| 1 year CD | 3.44% | 3.47% |
| 3 year CD | 3.56% | 3.59% |
| MMA | 2.37% | 2.42% |
| $10K MMA | 2.63% | 2.66% |
| $25K MMA | 2.97% | 3.00% |
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