Breaking News Alert The New York Times Thursday, November 13, 2008 -- 4:28 PM ET ----- Dow Up 552 Points After 900-Point Swing In a wild day on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average ended up 552.59 points, or 6.6 percent, after the Dow swung almost 900 points. At one time, the Dow had fallen below 8,000, after the Labor Department reported that the number of newly laid-off individuals seeking unemployment benefits jumped last week to a level not seen since just after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Shares seemed headed for their fourth consecutive decline before investors stepped in and began to buy, pushing the exchanges sharply higher. At the close the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index rose 6.9 percent. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na ----- Now get the New York Times Breaking News to your mobile phone. Sign up for the alerts by texting NEWSALERTS to 698698 (NYTNYT). ----- About This E-Mail You received this message because you are signed up to receive Breaking News Alerts from NYTimes.com. To unsubscribe, change your e-mail address or to sign up for daily headlines or other newsletters, go to: http://www.nytimes.com/email NYTimes.com 620 Eighth Ave. New York, NY 10018 Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company
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