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Good evening. i m simon hobbs with your cnbc market wrap. stocks plunging today on the virtual grab bag of global sense. the dow jones industrials sinking 228 points to finish below 12,000. is s&p 500 tumbling 25. the nasdaq 50. renewed concerns about european debt. many look to the dollar as a safe haven bet as oil and gold metal prices along with the euro fell besides stocks. we had a bunch of separate factors coming together to stir up lingering jitters about europe, including a mid-east downgrade of spain s credit rating. in addition to that word that china s trade deficit soared to $7.3 billion in february, the largest gab in seven years. there were bright spots. starbucks and green mountain roasters both soaring on word they will be teaming up to take on the booming single serve ....