NEW YORK (AP) ā U.S. stocks are faltering Wednesday after oil prices halted their slide, while a surprisingly strong report on U.S. business activity raised worries about inflation.
The S&P 500 sank 0.6% and dropped 1.1% below its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 311 points, or 0.6%, as of noon Eastern time, while the Nasdaq composite was down 1% from its own all-time high.
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