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By Will Horner and Paul Vigna U.S. stocks finished mixed Wednesday as investors took a breather with major indexes at or near record highs. The major stock indexes drifted in and out of positive territory all day. OIn the end, the Dow Jones Industrial Average set a new record high, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite slipped below their record levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 61.97 points, or 0.2%, to 31437.80, eclipsing the record it set Monday. The S&P 500, which set a record high on Monday, slipped 1.35 points, less than 0.1%, to 3909.88, and the Nasdaq Co...

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner and Sam Goldfarb U.S. stocks bounced between small gains and losses Wednesday as investors reacted to a mixed batch of corporate earnings and tracked the progress in Washington toward another round of coronavirus relief spending. The S&P 500 ticked up less than 0.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped around 69 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index was near flat after Alphabet reported strong sales growth late Tuesday. The major indexes remained higher for the week, shaking concerns about stretched valuati...

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner U.S. stocks opened mixed Wednesday, with technology stocks gaining as investors cheered corporate earnings and the prospect of more fiscal stimulus. The S&P 500 ticked up 0.2%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 86 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.5% after Alphabet and Amazon.com reported strong sales growth late Tuesday. Stock markets have rallied this week, shaking off concerns about stretched valuations, a sharp run-up in prices for a handful of stocks and silver, a weak economic backdrop an...

Provided by Dow Jones By Will Horner and Paul Vigna U.S. stocks fell amid concerns about Covid-19 vaccine distribution while traders were captivated by the frenzied trading in GameStop and other heavily-shorted stocks. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 540 points, or 1.7%, and the S&P 500 dropped 2.2%. The Nasdaq Composite lost 2%. Delays in the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, coupled with lingering lockdown measures, marked a "double whammy" of bad news for investors, said Hani Redha, a portfolio manager at PineBridge Investments. "I think the...

Power Up: Marjorie Taylor Greene is just a symptom of the larger GOP disinformation problem Jacqueline Alemany The people HOW DO YOU SOLVE A PROBLEM LIKE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE?: Democrats want the Georgia lawmaker — who has spread dangerous conspiracy theories, made racist remarks and urged the execution of Democratic lawmakers — to resign. Republicans, however, plan on sitting down to have a stern chat with her. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed to Power Up he is sitting down next week with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) to discuss the...