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Dow Jones' worst February comes to a close

If stock investors trudged into the weekend feeling old, it's probably because their portfolio is 12 years younger.

The S&P 500 index ended the week at its lowest point since December 1996 after a combination of weak economic data and continued concerns over the world's financial institutions caused another brutal sell off.

The Dow Jones industrial average, down another 300 points last...

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