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Urgent: U.S. stocks decline to close out August

Xinhua, September 1, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks dropped on Monday, as recent economic data fueled speculations that the Federal Reserve will begin raising interest rates as from September.

The Dow fell nearly 0.7 percent, and the S&P 500 lost 0.8 percent, while the Nasdaq was down 1.1 percent. Endit