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Stocks fall following disappointing jobs report

October 2, 2009 By The Associated Press SARA LEPRO (AP Business Writers), TIM PARADIS (AP Business Writers)

NEW YORK (AP) — Investors retreated further from stocks Friday as the pile of disappointing economic reports grew larger.

A modest slide left stocks lower for a second week, the first consecutive drop since July. The Dow Jones industrial average fell for a fourth day, losing 22 points one day after sliding 203 on reports of weak manufacturing and a jump in claims for jobless benefits.

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