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Dow drops below 7,000 point mark - first time since 1997
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-03-03 07:59

Trader Brain P. Cooley reacts in the S&P 500 futures pit near the close of trading at the CME Group in Chicago Monday, March 2, 2009, in Chicago. The Dow Jones Industrial fell about 300 points to below 7,000, the first drop below that mark in 11 years.[Agencies]