US stock futures plunge as Fed prepares for slump (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110922/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110922/capt.4fed29fbcd5d449bb2de7827fa0875c4-4fed29fbcd5d449bb2de7827fa0875c4-0.jpg?x=130&y=107&q=85&sig=8cv0pKgjaNmfMBLCluy8EQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="In this Aug. 26, 2011 photo, a trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. Federal Reserve's tacit acknowledgment that America's economic slowdown is likely to persist for quite a while sent global stock markets skidding Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, as investors brushed off the central bank's efforts to spur growth and focused instead on its gloomy assessment. (AP Photo/Jin Lee)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stock futures plummeted Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated that the U.S. economic slump could last for years.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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