WASHINGTON (AP) — Investors got a chance this week to weigh in on the government's odds of recouping the full $182 billion bailout of American International Group Inc.

The response so far: Don't count on it.

AIG shares skidded as much as 7 percent Wednesday, a day after the U.S. government sold a chunk of its stake in AIG. The stock recovered some of its losses, closing down 4 percent to $28.28. But it still trails the $28.73 average price the government needs to break even on the bailout.

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