Market Commentary, February 2, 2010

What happened? The year was off to a fine start with the S&P 500 posting a 3% gain by mid-January. Then, on January 20, the stock market began a 6.6% pullback as six of the past eight days saw a decline in the index. Who or what is to blame for this abrupt drop?

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