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US stocks drop as mixed jobs report keeps investors guessing

It was the second-worst week for the market so far this year.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 272 points, or 1.7 percent, to 16,102 Friday. It had been down as much as 348 earlier.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index gave up 29 points, or 1.5 percent, to 1,921. The Nasdaq composite slipped 49 points, or 1.1 percent, to 4,683.

How the world's major stocks markets have done this month

U.S. markets, as of Monday's close:

The Dow Jones industrial average: down 10.3 percent in August, and down 11 percent in 2015.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index: down 10 percent this month, and down 8.1 percent this year.

The Nasdaq composite: down 11.7 percent this month, and down 4.4 percent this year.

Europe:

US stocks edge lower in early trading; Keurig plunges

Keurig Green Mountain plunged 28 percent Thursday after the maker of single-serve coffee machines said revenue from coffee pods and brewers both fell in the latest quarter.

Mondelez International, which makes Oreo cookies and Cadbury chocolate, jumped 4 percent after the activist investor Bill Ackman took a $5.5 billion stake in the company.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 52 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,489 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

US stocks drop, led by fall in energy stocks

Oil fell to the lowest level since March Monday as traders worried about signs of weak demand and increasing supplies.

Chevron and Exxon Mobil were among the biggest decliners in the Dow Jones industrial average.

Investors were also watching company earnings. Tyson Foods slumped 10 percent after cutting its outlook for the year.

The Dow lost 91 points, or 0.5 percent, to 17,598.

Energy stocks lead a modest decline in early trading

Noble Energy slumped 2 percent in early trading Monday. The company reported revenue that was well below what analysts were forecasting.

The Dow Jones industrial average lost 13 points, or 0.1 percent, to 17,672 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell a point to 2,102.

The Nasdaq composite edged up seven points, or 0.1 percent, to 5,135.