The broader Standard & Poor's 500 ended the year down 38%, the largest loss since 1937, as the financial crisis spilled into the entire economy.
(The item "2008 Worst Year For Equities, Other Assets Since Depression" published at 5:28 pm EST on Dec. 31 and again at 7:37 am EST on Jan. 2 misstated the comparison.)
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