Wall Street down for six straight weeks, Dow breaks 12,000

U.S. stocks fell on Friday, with major indexes suffering their sixth straight weekly loss, as concerns over economic slowdown still lingered in the market.The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 172.45 points, or 1.42 percent, to 11,951.91, which is the first time for the blue-chip average to end below 12,000 since March 18.The broader Standard & Poor's 500 declined 18.02 points, or 1. 40 ...

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