The Dow Jones dipped in early trading this morning after seeing huge losses on Thursday.
Wall Street's main index fell by as much as 0.6% in early trade before recovering slightly, down 53.35 points (0.53%) at 9,948.83 at 15.30 GMT. The index dropped 2.6% yesterday. Poor job figures and fears of the finances of some European countries have rocked markets across the world. General Electric were the biggest loser, with shares down 2.74% to $15.60, while Boeing shares dropped 2.44% to $57.87. In London, the FTSE 100 continued to suffer from fears over the large debts of Greece and Portugal. The index dropped 95.81 points (1.86%) to 5,043.5 as the end of trading approa...
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