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In this Jan. 12, 2017, photo, traders work on the Mizuho Americas trading floor in New York. Global stock markets traded on a soft note Wednesday, March 8, 2017, after Wall Street fell for a second day following U.S. President Donald Trump's comments about reducing drug prices. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Stock mostly lower as oil price plunges

by Marley Jay Associated PressMarch 8, 2017

FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, file photo shows the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. Global stocks fell Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, amid worries about the potential impact of U.S. trade policies and as investors became more cautious about the market's recent rally. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

US stocks eke out last-minute gain as utilities rise

by Marley Jay Associated PressFebruary 24, 2017

Trader Craig Spector, center, works in a crowd on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017. Stocks are posting moderate gains in early trading on Wall Street, led by gains in energy stocks which recouped some of their losses from a day earlier. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks end mixed as investors seek safety

by Marley Jay Associated PressFebruary 23, 2017

Trader Greg Mulligan on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. Declines in energy and industrial stocks are leading U.S. indexes slightly lower in early trading as the market comes off a record closing high the day before. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stocks end mixed

by Marley Jay Associated PressFebruary 22, 2017

FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2014, file photo, Wall Street is etched in the facade of a building in New York's Financial District. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, as investors return from the holiday weekend in a buying mood. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Deal hunger sends food stocks higher

by Marley Jay Associated PressFebruary 21, 2017

FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, file photo shows the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are climbing Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, morning after the government said employers hired more workers last month, another positive sign for the U.S. economy. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Banks lead stock surge as investors hope for regulation cuts

by Marley Jay Associated PressFebruary 4, 2017

Trader Michael Milano works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. Solid Chinese manufacturing data helped shore up global stock markets on Wednesday ahead of the latest policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Stock indexes wobble Wednesday

by Marley Jay Associated PressFebruary 1, 2017

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, file photo, a pedestrian walks past the New York Stock Exchange, in lower Manhattan. Global stock markets fell Monday, Jan. 30, 2017, after President Donald Trump's decision to impose a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. Airlines and technology companies took some of the largest losses. Rite Aid is falling after Walgreens lowered the price it will pay to buy the company. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Investor nerves drag stocks lower

by Marley Jay Associated PressJanuary 30, 2017

FILE - This Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, file photo shows the Wall Street entrance of the New York Stock Exchange. U.S. stocks are dipping Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, after a solid but unspectacular hiring report for the month of December. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

Higher wages push stocks to records, but Dow misses 20,000

by Marley Jay Associated PressJanuary 6, 2017

Specialist Jason Hardzewicz, center, works at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017. Stocks are opening mostly lower on Wall Street after several retailers reported weak holiday sales and cut their profit forecasts. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Banks, retailers drag stocks lower

by Marley Jay Associated PressJanuary 5, 2017