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Recession fears snuff out Wall Street rally


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks slid on Tuesday as fears the global economy may not avert recession slammed shares of technology and consumer companies, eclipsing a government rescue plan for banks.

    The Dow Jones industrial average fell 76.62 points, or 0.82 percent, to end unofficially at 9,310.99, based on the latest available data, while the Standard & Poor's 500 Index declined 5.37 points, or 0.54 percent, to finish unofficially at 997.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index tumbled 65.24 points, or 3.54 percent, to close unofficially at 1,779.01.

    (Reporting by Chris Sanders; Editing by Jan Paschal)