Recession fears, weak earnings stoke sell-off

Thursday, October 23, 2008

NEW YORK -- After three days of relative calm, turbulence returned to Wall Street on Wednesday. Warnings of a deep recession and weak corporate earnings took the Dow Jones industrial average down 514 points amid fears that government intervention won't be enough to prevent global economies from faltering.

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