Stocks Drop, Treasuries Rally as Jobs Data Fuels Economy Concern

Stocks slid, extending the longest streak of weekly losses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average since 2004, while Treasuries rose as slower-than-forecast job growth added to signs the economy is weakening.

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Source: BusinessWeek

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