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Thursday, December 4, 2008, 9:46PM ET - U.S. Markets Closed.
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| Dow | 8,376.24 | -215.45 | -2.51% |
| Nasdaq | 1,445.56 | -46.82 | -3.14% |
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| S&P 500 | 845.22 | -25.52 | -2.93% |
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| 10 Yr Bond(%) | 2.5700% | -0.1060 | |
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| GES | 13.96 | +0.10 | +0.72% |
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Street turns cautious ahead of employment report- AP
A period of relative calm on Wall Street ended Thursday as stocks tumbled in the final hour of trading on growing investor anxiety ahead of the government's November employment report.
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See today's average savings rates across the country. Source: Bankrate.com
| Savings Type | Today | Last Week |
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| 6 month CD | 2.80% | 2.83% |
| 1 year CD | 3.26% | 3.35% |
| 3 year CD | 3.46% | 3.47% |
| MMA | 2.37% | 2.38% |
| $10K MMA | 2.55% | 2.60% |
| $25K MMA | 2.89% | 2.95% |
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