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Amyway.... Back from the funnies and onto something RELATING TO THE TOPIC which for some (Phranc and Space) is an impossible task.


NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks tumbled Thursday, with financial, commodity and technology shares leading the charge lower as investors continued to worry about the credit market crisis and the strength of the consumer.

The Dow Jones industrial average (Charts) lost 0.9 percent, according to early tallies. The S&P 500 (Charts) index lost 1.3 percent. The Nasdaq composite (Charts) declined 1 percent.

Small caps were hit harder with the Russell 2000 (Charts) index falling 1.47 percent.

Treasury prices rallied, lowering the corresponding yields. The dollar recovered a bit against the euro but fell versus the yen. Oil and gold prices slipped.

Here's a look at what was moving near the close.

Stocks were mixed throughout the morning as investors mulled steady consumer inflation, stronger readings on manufacturing and the latest credit market troubles - amid a decline in oil prices.

But the market began deteriorating heading into the afternoon, reflecting the recent pattern of gyrating throughout the session and then making a decisive move near the close.

And more selling may be on tap, said Joseph Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading.

He said that with the exception of Tuesday's blockbuster rally, Wall Street's been pretty negative of late and that could continue leading into the Thanksgiving holiday next week.


Retailers: Consumer spending is in trouble

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.3 percent in October, matching September's rise and meeting forecasts. So-called "core" CPI, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2 percent, also matching September and also in line with forecasts.

Investors have been looking for signs that pricing pressures are remaining mild, even with lower interest rates and higher oil and gas prices threatening to drive up INFLATION.

The weekly jobless claims report showed a surprisingly large jump in new claims last week.

The fact that the CPI came in as expected was probably positive, although it shows inflation pressures remain a risk, said Douglas Roberts, chief investment strategist at Channel Capital Research.

He said the rise in jobless claims was worrisome in that if the trend continues to higher levels of unemployment - at the same time that pricing pressures remain steady - that will pressure the already taxed consumer. Consumer spending fuels around two-thirds of the economy.

"But crude inventories came out kind of confirming that the pressures from oil are dipping in the short term," Roberts said. He said that this was helping temper the day's declines.

U.S. light crude oil for December delivery fell 66 cents to $93.43 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange after the weekly oil inventories report showed a surprise gain in crude supplies last week. (Full story)

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Dow 13,110.05 -113.88 / -0.86%

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