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Trader Jonathan Corpina works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016. Stocks were flat to slightly lower on Tuesday as nervous investors continued to monitor the run-up to the 2016 election and wait for news from the Federal Reserve, which concludes a two-day policy meeting on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks fade over election anxiety

by Ken Sweet Associated PressNovember 1, 2016

Trader Peter Tuchman works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. Encouraging economic news and more corporate deals helped send stocks slightly higher in early trading on Wall Street. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Indexes waver as traders use caution

by Ken Sweet Associated PressOctober 31, 2016

JOHN STUMPF

Wells Fargo CEO resigns over scam

by Ken Sweet Associated PressOctober 13, 2016

House Financial Services Committee member Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., right, questions Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, during the committee's hearing investigating Wells Fargo's opening of unauthorized customer accounts. Fellow committee member Rep. Terry Sewell, D-Ala. is at left. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Lawmakers pile on bank boss

by Marcy Gordon Associated Press, and Ken Sweet Associated PressSeptember 29, 2016

FILE - In this July 6, 2015 file photo, American flags fly at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Asian stock markets held fairly steady Friday, Sept. 23, 2016 holding on to gains in the week driven by U.S. and Japanese central bank policy decisions that fueled investors' belief that low rates will be around for a few more months. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stocks move lower as energy, technology stocks fall

by Ken Sweet Associated PressSeptember 23, 2016

FILE - This Monday, July 6, 2015, file photo shows a sign for Wall Street carved into the side of a building in New York. World stocks rose Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, after Japan's central bank rejiggered its stimulus policies to have a greater influence over long-term interest rates and as investors looked ahead to the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks continue rise

by Ken Sweet Associated PressSeptember 22, 2016

FILE - This April 19, 2010, file photo, shows a Wells Fargo Bank in Palo Alto, Calif. Wells Fargo employees, both current and former, say working at the nation’s second-largest financial institution meant a constant and compulsive pressure to sell. Then, for some, came stress-induced health problems. The employees said they were trying to sell enough bank products just to keep their jobs. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Wells Fargo workers say sales pressure was unrelenting

by Ken Sweet Associated PressSeptember 21, 2016

Wells Fargo Chief Executive Officer John Stumpf testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, before the Senate Banking Committee. Stumpf was called before the committee for betraying customers' trust in a scandal over allegations that employees opened millions of unauthorized accounts to meet aggressive sales targets. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Senators rip Wells Fargo boss for account fraud

by Marcy Gordon Associated Press, and Ken Sweet Associated PressSeptember 20, 2016

FILE - In this July 6, 2015 file photo, American flags fly at the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street. Stocks fell in early trading in Europe on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, led by banks as Deutsche Bank shares tumbled following news the U.S. Justice Department is seeking a 14 billion settlement over its dealings in mortgage-backed securities before the 2008 financial crisis. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

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Stocks fall, hurt by declines in banks; waiting for Fed

by Ken Sweet AP Business WriterSeptember 16, 2016

FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, file photo, shows the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stock markets mostly rose on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2016, as investors weighed the possibility and timing of another U.S. interest rate increase this year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks slip as investors wait for jobs report

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 30, 2016