| 21. | That fall was second only to a 229.46-point slide it suffered on Jan . 4.
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| 22. | The 16.4-point slide was the largest single drop since October 1990, during the last recession.
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| 23. | Since registering a 554-point slide a week ago, the 30-stock average has risen 6 percent.
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| 24. | The Dow fell 317.34 to 9, 973.46, recovering some ground after an earlier 395-point slide.
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| 25. | Since the war began March 19, there's been only one major selloff, Monday's 307-point slide.
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| 26. | Yesterday, the 30-stock average slumped 43.72 points in its steepest drop since March 8's 171-point slide.
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| 27. | The Dow recouped all of last week's 200-point slide through its gains on Monday and Tuesday.
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| 28. | The drop wiped out the average's 82-point gain Tuesday and compounded a 436-point slide on Monday.
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| 29. | On Thursday, the Dow closed with a loss of 94.67 after recovering from a 213-point slide.
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| 30. | That would be the equivalent of a 1, 200-point slide in the Dow Jones industrial average.
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