AP – THE DOW: The Dow Jones industrial average fell for a third day in a row as a growing sense that Europe’s leaders have failed to contain that region’s debt crisis swept through financial markets Wednesday.

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Specialist trader Mike Pistillo (L) and trader Marshall Ryan work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 13, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks fell for a third day and hit their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday as widespread risk aversion sank commodity prices, drove the euro to its lowest in a year, and pushed Italian bond yields to a record high.


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Specialist trader Mike Pistillo (L) and trader Marshall Ryan work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 13, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks fell for a third day and hit their lowest level in two weeks on Wednesday as widespread risk aversion sank commodity prices, drove the euro to its lowest in a year, and pushed Italian bond yields to a record high.


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Wall St edges up with eyes on EU summit (Reuters)

By admin on December 8th, 2011

Stephen Guilfoyle of Meridian Equity Partners works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange December 2, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Hopes the euro zone will figure out a solution to its ongoing debt crisis inspired enough buying to push stocks to a third day of gains on Wednesday in light trading.


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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – Stocks rose for a third day in a row on Thursday as developing euro zone plans to backstop European banks gave investors hope the threat of a financial crisis was waning.


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Global stocks extend gains (Reuters)

By admin on September 15th, 2011

A trader is pictured at his desk in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange September 13, 2011. REUTERS/Remote/Pawel KopczysnkiReuters – Stock markets rose for a third day on Thursday and the euro steadied, helped by signs that euro zone leaders are committed to keeping Greece afloat for now.


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FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2011 file photo, Edward Zelles, left, and William Bott, both of Barclays Capital, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets rose Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011, despite a downgrade of two of France's biggest banks, with traders hoping for some progress on Greece's debt crisis emerging from a teleconference later between the leaders of Greece, France and Germany.(AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams, File)AP – Stocks are closing higher for the third day in a row after European leaders renewed pledges to help Greece avoid defaulting on its debts.


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A Motorola Droid phone is seen displaying the Google search page in New York August 15, 2011.  Google Inc. will buy phone hardware maker Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. for $12.5 billion to bolster adoption of its Android mobile software and compete with smartphone rival Apple Inc. In its biggest deal to date, Google said it would pay $40 per share in cash, a 63 percent premium to Motorola Mobility's Friday closing price on the New York Stock Exchange.   REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATESSCI BUSINESS - Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH IMAGES OF THE DAY)Reuters – Wall Street stocks rose for a third day on Monday as investors saw Google’s offer for phone maker Motorola Mobility as a signal to jump back into the market after weeks of sharp selling.


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