By 11:30, it had snapped back to a decline of only 44 points.

Rather than a decline of 5.9 points during the last month, consumer confidence may have increased.

The week was the Dow's worst in six months, with a decline of 79.28 points, or 3.4 percent.

It accounted for about a third of the point decline in the Dow.

Looking toward the end of this week, she said she expected another point decline in price.

That s a decline of seven points from March.

It was the Dow's fourth loss in five sessions, a decline of 331 points, or 4 percent.

And a decline of 400 points would represent a fall of about 6.7 percent.

It was the steepest point decline since December 1, 2008.

That represented a decline of 16,087 points, or 41.3 percent, from the beginning of the year.