Summary Box: Stocks drop on China slowdown worries (AP)
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CHINA SLOWDOWN: Stocks and commodities took a nosedive Friday on worries that China might put the brakes on its surging economy, which would reduce global demand for oil and metals. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 90.52, or 0.80 to 11,192.58.
COMMODITIES DIVE: Gold fell $37.80, or 2.7 percent, to $1,365.50 an ounce. Crude oil fell $2.93, or 3.3 percent, to $84.88 a barrel.
INTEL SHINES: Intel Corp. was among the few gainers, rising 1.51 percent to $21.53 after the chip maker said it will raise its dividend 15 percent.
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