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U.S. stocks slip following the latest discouraging signal on the economy

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes slipped on Tuesday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, coming off a whipsaw stretch where it went from its worst day since May to its best since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 61 points, ...

Losses for health care stocks help push Wall Street lower

(AP) — Stocks capped a choppy day of trading on Wall Street with more losses Thursday after an early big tech rally faded and a health care sector pullback led the market lower. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, its third straight decline. The benchmark index, which is just below the record high ...

Most U.S. stocks fall as hopes weaken for a September cut to interest rates

NEW YORK (AP) — Most U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, coming off its first loss after setting all-time highs for six ...

The U.S. stocks dip and break Wall Street’s record-breaking, weeklong run

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s record-breaking, weeklong run ran out of momentum on Tuesday. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% for its first drop after closing at an all-time high in six successive days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 204 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite shaved ...

Wall Street kicks off a week full of potential flashpoints with a whisper

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes drifted through a quiet Monday after the United States agreed to tax cars and other products coming from the European Union at a 15% rate, lower than President Donald Trump had earlier threatened. Many details of the trade deal are still to be worked out, ...

Alphabet and AI stocks nudge Wall Street to more records

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street inched to more records on Thursday as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped make up for Tesla ‘s steep tumble. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to its all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 316 points, or 0.7%, ...