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Stocks skid at startU.S. markets tumble after surprise decline in payrolls; Nasdaq down 1.2% at open.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks retreated in early trading Friday after a surprising August jobs report that showed a decline in payrolls. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.7 percent. The Nasdaq composite index lost 1.2 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was 0.6 percent lower. Among stocks in the news Friday: Harley-Davidson (Charts, Fortune 500),Hovnanian Enterprises (Charts, Fortune 500), PepsiCo (Charts, Fortune 500), Mattel (Charts, Fortune 500), Wyeth (Charts, Fortune 500) and Pozen (Charts). |
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