The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled to its lowest close in more than six years Thursday as sharp declines in key financial shares led the market lower.

And the number of laid-off workers receiving unemployment benefits has jumped to an all-time high near 5 million while new jobless claims remain well above 600,000. (Mercury News)

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