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Empresas y finanzas

Wall Street falls on borrowing concerns


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Wednesday as rising yields on U.S. government debt fueled concern about higher borrowing costs for businesses and consumers, which could hurt the economic recovery.

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    * The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 173.47 points, or 2.05 percent, to close unofficially at 8,300.02. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index dropped 17.27 points, or 1.90 percent, to 893.06. The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 19.35 points, or 1.11 percent, to 1,731.08.

    (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos)