The supercommittee sell-off: Dow loses almost 250 (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20111121/ap_on_bi_st_ma_re/us_wall_street"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20111121/capt.54df54bd616047fea2fd94def485b254-54df54bd616047fea2fd94def485b254-0.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=GLe_Rq3W65un4bj9uM2Wyw--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Traders Richard Cohen, left, and Lewis Vande-Pallen, right, work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, Nov. 21, 2011. Stocks are taking a sharp fall in early trading Monday amid reports that a congressional committee will fail to agree on a plan to cut the U.S. government's budget deficit.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - The stock market was not exactly surprised that a so-called supercommittee in Congress failed to reach a deal to cut the federal budget deficit. But since summer, investors have sold at the first hint of trouble.</p><br clear="all"/>

 

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