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Stocks sink 300 points

Stocks skidded Thursday afternoon, with the Dow plummeting more than 300 points, as mixed retail sales, lower oil prices and dour labor market readings amplified worries about a global economic slowdown. <p><a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?a=iEoxdf"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~a/rss/cnn_topstories?i=iEoxdf" border="0"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=C3ckBL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=C3ckBL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=GMxwlL"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=GMxwlL" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=Uscjzl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=Uscjzl" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=7ilI0L"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=7ilI0L" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?a=JSMHTl"><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~f/rss/cnn_topstories?i=JSMHTl" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~4/383482309" height="1" width="1"/>