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Health care drags stock markets lower

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo, a Wall Street address is carved in the side of a building in New York. European stock markets rose on solid economic data Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, while investors in Asia largely stayed on the sidelines ahead of a widely anticipated speech by the Fed chief. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks gain as new home sales jump

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 23, 2016

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, the American flag flies above the Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were moving mostly lower in early trading Monday, Aug. 22, 2016, as investors looked ahead to the Fed’s meeting in Jackson Hole, Wyo., for clues on timing for possible interest rate hikes. A drop in oil prices pulled energy companies lower, along with the broader market. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks mostly lower as oil prices decline

by Ken Sweet Associated PressAugust 22, 2016

FILE - This Oct. 2, 2014, file photo shows the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets around the world are ending the week on a flat note after the Bank of Japan disappointed investors Friday, July 29, 2016, with a smaller than anticipated stimulus. However, the yen surged following Friday's decision. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks rise, helped by technology, oil

by Ken Sweet Associated PressJuly 29, 2016

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2015, file photo, the American flag flies above the Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange. Stock markets around the world edged lower Thursday, July 28, 2016, as investors digested an upbeat Fed assessment of the U.S. economy that raised the prospect of further rate hikes, while anticipating more stimulus from Japan. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Stocks mixed again as earnings digested

by Ken Sweet Associated PressJuly 28, 2016

Trader John Santiago works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, July 27, 2016. Stocks are opening higher, led by gains in technology stocks after Apple posted solid quarterly earnings. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks have mixed day on big gain for Apple

by Ken Sweet Associated PressJuly 27, 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. Stocks were slightly higher in early trading on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, as investors monitor corporate earnings from the likes of Gilead, McDonald's, Texas Instruments and others. Slumping oil prices held the gains in check. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks flat on earnings reports

by Ken Sweet Associated PressJuly 27, 2016

FILE - This July 16, 2013, file photo, shows a Wall Street street sign outside the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks were pulling back in early trading Monday, July 25, 2016, following four weeks of gains for the market, as busy investors work through another batch of corporate earnings and wait for the week’s Federal Reserve interest rate decision. Yahoo fell after Verizon Communications announced it would buy most of Yahoo’s internet businesses for 4.83 billion. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Stocks retreat broadly

by Ken Sweet Associated PressJuly 25, 2016

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2014, file photo, a person walks in front of a Yahoo sign at the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Verizon has agreed to buy online portal Yahoo Inc. for roughly 5 billion, according to multiple media reports sourcing unnamed sources. The deal is expected to be announced formally on Monday, July 25, 2016, before markets open. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Reports: Verizon to buy Yahoo for $5B

by Ken Sweet The Associated Press, and Michael Liedtke The Associated PressJuly 25, 2016

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Investors eye uncertainties with UK’s EU vote

by Ken Sweet Associated Press, and Bernard Condon Associated PressJune 26, 2016