MARKET REPORT: Stocks dive after weeks of fast gains
Posted: August 18, 2009 at 3:18 a.m.
Major U.S. stocks indexes tumbled by the biggest amount in six weeks Monday as investors grew worried that they have been too quick to bet on an economic rebound during the market's five month rally. Overseas markets plunged and investors' demand for safe-haven investments sent the dollar and Treasury prices shooting higher.
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