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Market Summary
| Dow | 11,349.28 | -283.10 | -2.43% |
| Nasdaq | 2,280.11 | -45.77 | -1.97% |
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| S&P 500 | 1,252.54 | -29.65 | -2.31% |
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| 10 Yr Bond(%) | 4.0160% | -0.1320 | |
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| SNV | 9.31 | -1.07 | -10.31% |
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| SIRF | 4.22 | -0.14 | -3.21% |
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| AFFX | 10.39 | -0.14 | -1.33% |
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| VSEA | 29.48 | -1.10 | -3.60% |
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| IM | 18.05 | -0.16 | -0.88% |
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Bleeding cash, Ford looks to Europe for help- AP
Bleeding cash and with its very survival uncertain, Ford Motor Co., an icon of American automaking, will try to import some of its success from across the Atlantic.
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See today's average mortgage rates across the country. Source: Bankrate.com
| Loan Type | Today | Last Week |
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| 30 Year Fixed | 6.51% | 6.22% |
| 15 Year Fixed | 6.04% | 5.72% |
| 1 Year ARM | 6.30% | 6.20% |
| 30 Year Fixed Jumbo | 7.49% | 7.21% |
| 5/1 ARM | 5.97% | 5.63% |
| 3/1 ARM | 5.84% | 5.39% |
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