Files in download folder are appearing as in-progress

I am running Mac OS X 10.8. For the files in my Download folder, they have started to appear as in-progress, even when the file downloads are complete and all programs other than the Finder are not running. Here is an example of how the files appear:
This also occurs regardless of whether the download folder is displayed as a Stack or a Folder. It's a little annoying because you can't then click on the file to open it. Any ideas how to fix this?
Thanks, Trevor

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