Yesterday, the stock market came back from a big morning plunge, raising hopes that the worst might be over for the recent Europe-induced downward move. But even though some positive news from the Chinese manufacturing industry gave investors a bit of hope, stocks again turned lower, with most analysts blaming European concerns for the drop. At 10:45 a.m. EDT, the Dow Jones Industrials
Leading the Dow down was Cisco Systems
On the plus side was Caterpillar
Finally, Wal-Mart
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