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Wall Street slides as Dow marks 6-year low


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday and the Dow industrials closed at a more than 6-year low as fears of nationalization hit bank stocks and data showed the number of jobless benefits recipients rose to a record high.

    * Crude futures up more than 12 percent.

    * The Dow Jones industrial average slid 89.68 points, or 1.19 percent, to 7,465.95. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index fell 9.48 points, or 1.20 percent, to 778.94. The Nasdaq Composite Index declined 25.15 points, or 1.71 percent, to 1,442.82.

    (Reporting by Rodrigo Campos)