The Dow average dropped as much as 203 points a day after closing above 14,000 for the first time, driven by record takeovers and 19 straight quarters of U.S. profit growth above 10 percent. Concern that defaults by borrowers with limited or poor credit histories will reduce banks' earnings pushed down 89 of 92 financial firms in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.

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