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Stocks take a plunge over U.S. economic fears, but don't panic, experts say
Stocks in the U.S. plunged for a third consecutive trading day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling more than 1,000 points, amid growing fears of an economic downturn sparked by a sharp slowdown in hiring and weakening consumer spending.