Wall Street closed out its worst year since the Great Depression on
Wednesday after an unstoppable credit crisis and a dreadful economic outlook
left investors questioning their faith in stock markets.

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> US STOCKS-Wall Street closes out worst year since Depression[ID:nN31386444]
ANALYSIS
> Bear stricken Wall St bets 2009 will be bull year [ID:nN31355923]
FACTBOXES:
> Dow components performance in 2008 [nN31380768]
> Nasdaq Composite posts worst year ever in 2008 [nN31380798]
> S&P500 posts third worst year even in 2008 [nN31380796]
> Dow posts third worst year ever in 2008 [nN31380787]