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Trader Daniel Ryan works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Stock indexes are barely budging in early trading on Wall Street as investors look over a large batch of earnings reports from U.S. companies. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Energy companies lead US stock indexes mostly lower

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 28, 2017

Screens for the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100 are displayed at Nasdaq, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, in New York. It's been a record-making week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 index and Nasdaq composite closed at all-time highs on Tuesday and Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stocks little changed; Dow gains

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 26, 2017

A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the Dow Jones industrial average at the opening bell, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2017. The DJIA is trading over 20,000 points for the first time, the latest milestone in a record-setting drive for the stock market. The market has been marching steadily higher since bottoming out in March 2009 in the aftermath of the financial crisis. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Dow breaks 20,000

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 25, 2017

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, a miniature reproduction of Arturo Di Modica's "Charging Bull" sculpture sits on display at a street vendor's table outside the New York Stock Exchange, in lower Manhattan. Materials companies led U.S. stock indexes slightly higher in early trading Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, as investors sized up the latest round of company earnings news. Energy stocks also rose as crude oil prices headed higher. Phone companies and health care stocks lagged the broader market. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Materials, financials help lift S&P 500

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 24, 2017

Specialist Michael Pistillo, left, and trader Tommy Kalikas work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. Stock indexes are little changed in early trading on Wall Street as gains in materials and technology companies are offset by losses in energy stocks and retailers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks close slightly down, oil prices slide

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 23, 2017

Stocks edge higher, snapping a 5-day losing streak for Dow

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 20, 2017

FILE - This Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo shows the New York Stock Exchange at sunset, in lower Manhattan. U.S. stock indexes moved higher in early trading Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 as investors pored over earnings reports from several big lenders. Banks and other financial companies were up the most. Utilities were the biggest laggard. Energy stocks also fell as crude oil prices headed lower. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

US stock indexes end mostly higher on solid bank earnings

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 14, 2017

Specialist Peter Mazza works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading Thursday, giving back the market’s gains from the day before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Financial firms lead stocks lower

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 12, 2017

Trader Richard Cohen, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2017. The stock market is getting off to a mixed start as drops in real estate and utilities offset gains in other sectors including health care. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Nasdaq sets record high

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 10, 2017

A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 9, 2017. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street, led by declines in energy companies and banks. Oil and gas companies had some of the biggest losses in early trading Monday as energy prices fell. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stocks lose ground as oil prices slide

by Alex Veiga Associated PressJanuary 9, 2017