NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks have ended the week with a big decline after insurer
AIG reported a wider-than-expected loss and oil prices reached another new high.
American International Group Inc.'s first-quarter loss has rattled investors
and is rekindling anxiety about the strained state of the global financial
system.
Meanwhile, crude oil prices continued their advance. Oil futures have topped
$126 a barrel for the first time.
The Dow Jones industrial average is down about 120 points at the 12,745
level.
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