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Last Updated: Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 07:30 PM
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Stocks continue lower entering afternoon trading

Stocks continued lower Thursday entering afternoon trading amid continuing worries about  Europe’s financial crisis.

The news overtook some bright spots about a recovery. Approaching 1 p.m. Eastern time the S&P 500 was down 0.66 percent.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 0.60 percent. The Nasdaq was down 1.32 percent.

Stocks had been heading for a higher opening on enthusiasm over Europe and after news that jobless claims fell in the latest week. But the upbeat mood was subdued by a report in German newspaper Die Welt that Germany has not ruled out postponing a crucial EU summit set for this weekend to resolve the euro zone's debt crisis, Reuters reported.