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In the S&P 500 futures pit at the CME Group in Chicago, traders signaled wildly on Sept. 18 as the market rallied on reports that the government planned to absorb bad debt from banks. The Dow continued to swing between big gains and losses over the next few days.

Last updated September 26 2008: 10:43 AM ET
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