Stocks slide, remain on track for their worst December since the Great Depression

Stocks slid Friday, closing out a dramatic week.
They remain on track for their worst December since the 1930s.
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Stocks closed mostly lower following another choppy trading session Friday as Wall Street struggled to shake off concerns about a government shutdown, trade tensions, and the prospect of slowing growth, which have led to wild market swings in the final week of 2018.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 75 points, or 0.3%. The S&P