The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed more than 800 points late Thursday, with the stock market losses accelerating into the close. The Dow was off about 840 points, or 3.4%, at 24,063, the S&P 500 index was down 3% at 2,600, while the Nasdaq Composite Index was 3% lower at 6,838.
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