Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, a day after the Nasdaq composite notched another record high.
Energy, banks and healthcare companies led the way lower in early trading Wednesday.
Energy companies were falling along with prices for oil and gas futures. Oil rig operator Transocean slipped 3.3%.
Gilead Sciences plunged 10% after the biotechnology company forecast disappointing sales of its hepatitis C drugs.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 5 points, or 0.2%, to 2,288.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 46 points, or 0.2%, to 20,044. The Nasdaq composite declined 13 points, or 0.2%, to 5,661.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.36%.
The Lucerne Valley Mustangs refuse to quit, a week in the life of P‑22, Senate rebukes Elizabeth Warren, and judges sharply question attorneys for both sides on Trump’s travel ban.
The Lucerne Valley Mustangs refuse to quit, a week in the life of P‑22, Senate rebukes Elizabeth Warren, and judges sharply question attorneys for both sides on Trump’s travel ban.
The Lucerne Valley Mustangs refuse to quit, a week in the life of P‑22, Senate rebukes Elizabeth Warren, and judges sharply question attorneys for both sides on Trump’s travel ban.
The Lucerne Valley Mustangs refuse to quit, a week in the life of P‑22, Senate rebukes Elizabeth Warren, and judges sharply question attorneys for both sides on Trump’s travel ban.
In an extraordinarily rare move, Senate Republicans said that Sen. Elizabeth Warren had breached Senate rules by reading past statements opposing Jeff Sessions from figures such as the late senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and the late Coretta Scott King. Feb. 7, 2017. (C-SPAN)
In an extraordinarily rare move, Senate Republicans said that Sen. Elizabeth Warren had breached Senate rules by reading past statements opposing Jeff Sessions from figures such as the late senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., and the late Coretta Scott King. Feb. 7, 2017. (C-SPAN)
Trump’s travel ban is likely to head to the Supreme Court, the most controversial ad of the Super Bowl, California’s gearing up to fight the Zika virus, and prosecutors have charged an L.A. County jail guard with assault.
Trump’s travel ban is likely to head to the Supreme Court, the most controversial ad of the Super Bowl, California’s gearing up to fight the Zika virus, and prosecutors have charged an L.A. County jail guard with assault.
Abdullah Al-Rifaie, an Iraqi student, gains U.S. reentry after the court stay of President Trump’s travel ban from seven Middle Eastern, predominantly Muslim countries.
Abdullah Al-Rifaie, an Iraqi student, gains U.S. reentry after the court stay of President Trump’s travel ban from seven Middle Eastern, predominantly Muslim countries.
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