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U.S. Stocks Plunge as S&P 500 Tumbles to an Eight-Month Low

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U.S. stocks plummeted, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its lowest level since Oct. 30, on concern over weakening growth in China and a slump in American consumer confidence.

Boeing Co., Caterpillar Inc. and Alcoa Inc. fell more than