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NEW YORK | Stocks indexes settle down, but small companies drop again

NEW YORK | Stocks indexes settle down, but small companies drop again

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks wobbled Thursday as the markets turned fairly quiet after a very turbulent start to the week. Small companies dropped and high-dividend stocks, which investors favor when they want to reduce risk, rose.

Major stock indexes spent the day switching between small gains and losses after several days of much bigger moves. Clothing companies and other retailers fell, weighed down…

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NEW YORK | Stocks edge higher before trade meeting; oil falls again

NEW YORK | Stocks edge higher before trade meeting; oil falls again

NEW YORK— Stocks are edging higher Friday ahead of the highly-anticipating trade meeting between President Donald Trumpand President Xi Jinping of China. Investors have long hoped the two will use their meeting at the Group of 20 summit to start resolving the trade dispute between the two countries. Energy companies sank as crude oil dropped under $50 a barrel for the first time since September…

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NEW YORK | Stocks surge as Powell hints at slower interest rate hikes

NEW YORK | Stocks surge as Powell hints at slower interest rate hikes

NEW YORK  — U.S. stocks are surging Wednesday afternoon after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell hinted that the Fed might be willing to raise interest rates at a slower pace next year.

That relieved investors who were concerned that rising rates would drag down the U.S. economy and possibly bring an end to the nine-year-old bull market.

In a speech to the Economic Club of New York, Powell…

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NEW YORK | US stock indexes wobble mostly lower a day after a big gain

NEW YORK | US stock indexes wobble mostly lower a day after a big gain

NEW YORK — Major U.S. stock indexes are mostly lower Tuesday after a strong gain the day before. A steep loss for United Technologies is taking industrial and defense companies lower.

Steelmakers and other materials companies are falling while technology and internet companies edge higher.

KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 index lost 3 points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,670 at 11:44 a.m. Eastern time. The…

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NEW YORK | US stocks edge lower as tariff threat hits tech stocks

NEW YORK | US stocks edge lower as tariff threat hits tech stocks

NEW YORK  — U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday morning as technology companies fall after President Donald Trumpsaid he expects to put more tariffs on imports from China. That could increase the cost of products like laptops and smartphones. Other stocks are also lower after a strong gain the day before. Industrial conglomerate United Technologies is falling after saying it will split up into three…

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NEW YORK | Tech giants plunge again, pushing market into red for year

NEW YORK | Tech giants plunge again, pushing market into red for year

NEW YORK — Stocks dropped again Tuesday as losses mounted for the world’s largest technology companies. Retailers also fell, and energy companies plunged with oil prices as the market sank back into the red for the year.

Oil prices tumbled another 6.6 percent as Wall Street reacted to rising oil supplies and concerns that global economic growth will slow down, a worry that’s intensified because…

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NEW YORK | Markets sink as tech and retail fall; oil drops 7 percent

NEW YORK | Markets sink as tech and retail fall; oil drops 7 percent

NEW YORK  — Stocks are skidding Tuesday as weak results from retailers and mounting losses for big technology companies push the market back into the red for the year.

Energy companies are slumping because of a 7 percent plunge in the price of oil. Crude is on track for its biggest loss in three years.

Industrial companies are also dropping as the downward momentum in stocks builds after steep…

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NEW YORK | US stocks dip after post-election surge; oil falls again

NEW YORK | US stocks dip after post-election surge; oil falls again

NEW YORK — Stocks in the U.S. are slightly lower Thursday afternoon after a big rally the day before. Technology and internet companies are slipping after chipmaker Qualcomm gave a disappointing revenue forecast for the current quarter. The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged, as expected, but traders still think it will raise rates again in December.

Stocks have surged over the past…

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