Stock market today: Wall Street slams the brakes for a rare slowdown following record-setting rally
By STAN CHOE, AP Business Writer
Published: December 20, 2023, 1:03pm
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NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street hit the brakes on its big rally Wednesday following disappointing profit reports from companies and warnings that the market had simply gone too far, too fast.
The S&P 500 slumped 1.5% for its worst loss since beginning a monster-sized rally shortly before Halloween. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 475 points, or 1.3%,
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