Stocks fall as dollar pushes oil, commodities down

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Investors are worrying that a three-month surge in stocks is overdone.

Stocks slid Monday following steep drops in Europe and Asia as a stronger dollar pushed commodities and materials prices sharply lower. The market was also disappointed that an index of manufacturing in New York indicated that demand weakened in June from May.

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