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Yesterday's early drop was trimmed quite a bit by the close, but today's naysaying was just too much - a lukewarm forecast by Fed Chief Ben Bernanke, higher oil prices, slower-than-expected durable good orders, etc. The Dow was down 96 points, with especially poor showings by homebuilders and mortgage lenders. Bloomberg

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6:50 PM Thu | Largest crowd for a Walk of Fame star ceremony that many could remember, outside the Capitol Records tower on Thursday. Photo by Gary Leonard.