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Dow plunges 205 on earnings reports

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Trader Peter Tuchman reacts as he looks Friday at the numbers during the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

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Poor corporate earnings reports pounded the stock market Friday in a sour end to an otherwise strong week of trading. The Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points for its worst day in four months.
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