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Dow drops 800 as stocks sell off around the world and oil prices leap even higher on war worries

A sell-off for stocks is slamming into Wall Street after wrapping around the world, as oil prices leap even higher on worries that the widening war with Iran may do more sustained damage to the economy than feared. The S&P 500 dropped 1.6% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 840 poi…