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documentary tomorrow night on iraq. time now for the closing bell. you are looking live at the new york stock exchange. stocks are down for a second straight day, off the worst levels, though, the s&p 500 posting its biggest drop in more than two weeks as we enter the final and most important hour of the trading day. good afternoon, everyone, i m scott wapner on the floor of the new york stock exchange. i m michelle caruso-cabrera. we had a one-two punch of economic results and also a stronger dollar hoping to push stocks lower in today s session. right now the dow jones industrial average is off by about 110 points, 10,315, a decline of a little more than 1%. nasdaq in negative territory as well, down by about 37 points. a little more than 1.5%, nearly 1.75%. and the s&p 500 right now, below the 1,100 mark, 1,093, down 16 points. a decline of 1.5%. scott? michelle, our team is covering the markets both here in the big apple and up in chicago. we begin with bob ....
the new business leaders of the world. these markets. they will teach closes on a lot of people saying the rally is looking fatigued. bribery, bureaucracy and mary, what are people saying to imperfect laws. you on the floor? you pay about $75,000 a year. basically what we are seeing is the markets are taking their cue from the dollar s direction. comparable to an mba in the specifically the dow jones industrial average. let s run through what happened united states. today. there have been a lot of thanks for watching the show. time for closing bell. questions especially in the last two hours about the recovery a mix day on the stock because you saw a strong response to the two-year market on the heels of new reports on the housing market treasury note auction. they are concerned about futures. they are seeking this as safety and consumer confidence. for some of their money. it is a tug of war on the that put pressure on the euro, a play you want to make if you mar ....