Thu, Jul 2nd, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) - A dour report on job losses in June sent stocks sharply lower.
Major stock indexes are down more than 2.4 percent in the late afternoon.
Trading on the New York Stock Exchange is going on beyond the usual 4 p.m. market close until 4:15 p.m. Eastern time in order to execute customer orders impacted by system irregularities, an NYSE spokeswoman says.
Investors are selling off stocks after a government report said the U.S. unemployment rate hit a 26-year high last month.
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