Stocks tumble on disappointing retail sales (AP)

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Stocks tumble on disappointing retail sales
    (AP)

 

<p>You are not allowed to view links. Register or LoginAP - Wall Street extended its 2009 retreat Wednesday, falling sharply after the government issued a dismal reading on retail sales and investors grew increasingly anxious about the banking industry. Major stock indexes lost more than 2.5 percent, including the Dow Jones industrial average, which fell about 225 points, its sixth straight slide.</p><br clear="all"/>


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