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Stocks are falling sharply at the close of trading on Wall Street, extending a slump into a second day as investors worry about the potential for gridlock in Washington.

Stocks are closing with their worst one-day loss of the year as investors look past the election and focus on big problems ahead in Washington and in Europe.

Stock indexes are moving between small gains and losses on Wall Street Friday after Goodyear Tire & Rubber and other companies turned in weak earnings reports.

One study found that where the Dow goes, up or down between Labor Day and Election Day, historically, can determine whether voters keep the incumbent President or vote in his challenger.

he stock market is closing out its worst week since early June after the first round of U.S. corporate earnings reports failed to get investors excited.

Stocks slumped Tuesday on Wall Street after the International Monetary Fund predicted weaker world economic growth and as investors waited for what they expected to be lower corporate earnings.

Stocks on closing lower on Wall Street as investors worry about forecasts for a weak season for U.S. corporate earnings and slower growth in Asia.

One study found that where the Dow goes, up or down between Labor Day and Election Day, historically, can determine whether voters keep the incumbent President or vote in his challenger.

The stock market staged a huge rally after  investors got the aggressive economic help they wanted from the  Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones industrial average is finishing up more than 200 points.

Stocks are moving higher in midday trading. Investors are looking ahead to two events sure to move markets this week: a Federal Reserve meeting and a court decision on whether Germany can help support its struggling neighbors. The Dow Jones industrial average is up 88 points to 13,342 shortly before noon Tuesday.