The S&P 500 fell 0.4% and was on track for a second slip after setting its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 394 points, or 0.8%, as of 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4% lower.
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