After the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 500 points yesterday and gold topped a new record price, the mornings futures point to another bounce back as the volatile market trend continues. Standard and Poor’s strategist Alec Young said the news stories driving yesterday’s wild ride came from Europe where concerns about France led to speculation that the country could lose its triple AAA credit rating – sound familiar?
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