Oil prices 'spook the market,' Dow drops

Friday, August 13, 2004

NEW YORK -- Rising crude oil prices and disappointing earnings from Hewlett-Packard Co. sent stocks plummeting Thursday, with the Dow shedding more than 120 points and all three major indexes reaching new year-to-date lows.

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