Stocks finished the month of October with a large loss as the familiar fear over European debt returned. Still, October was the third best month for the Dow in its 115 year history. The Dow dropped another 300 points on Tuesday on news that Greece still planned a referendum on the European plan to bail out Greece. The market received some relief on Wednesday with a rally in response to Fed Chair Bernanke’s statement that the Fed is ready to enact further ease monetary policy if the US economy fails to grow. On Thursday, stocks logged another 2% gain following news that the bailout referendum in Greece was canceled. A favorable US jobless claims report also contributed to the uptick. The week ended on Friday with a modest loss as the US unemployment rate declined slightly to 9% from 9.1%. [table id=35 /]