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Article posted: 8/30/2012 4:15 PM

Stocks fall as market’s August lull nears an end

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U.S. stocks retreated, trimming the third straight monthly advance for the benchmark Standard & Poor's 500 Index, amid concern about a worsening of Europe's debt crisis and of a further slowdown of the global economy.

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The late-summer lull is about to end. Stocks fell Thursday, with investors too worried about high gas prices and stagnant employment to be impressed by higher consumer spending.
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