Stocks Drop on Budget Fight Worries but Still Up for the Week

 

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  Stocks Drop on Budget Fight Worries but Still Up for the Week Associated PressThe stock market closed sharply lower Friday as investors worry about a looming budget fight in Washington.
  

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    Stocks drop on budget fight worries

    Stock market drops as investors worry about US budget fight; sell-off erases Fed rally

    Associated Press – 1 hour 9 minutes ago
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    NEW YORK (AP) -- The stock market is closing sharply lower as investors worry about a looming budget fight in Washington.
    The Dow Jones industrial average slid 185.46 points to close at 15,451.09 Friday. The sell-off erased the big rally from earlier this week, when the Federal Reserve left its huge economic stimulus program intact.
    The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 12 points to close at 1,709.91 The Nasdaq composite fell 14 points to 3,774.73
    Investors are concerned about a brewing budget fight in Washington. To keep the government running, Congress must pass a short-term spending bill before the fiscal year starts Oct. 1.
    Darden, the parent of Olive Garden and Red Lobster, fell $3.52, or 7 percent, to close at $45.78 after reporting lower quarterly profit
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