After wobbling between gains and losses, US stocks are finishing with a split decision as technology companies dropped, canceling out gains for energy companies, the AP reports. US crude rose 1.6% Wednesday… Money News Summaries.
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After wobbling between gains and losses, US stocks are finishing with a split decision as technology companies dropped, canceling out gains for energy companies, the AP reports. US crude rose 1.6% Wednesday and closed at its highest price in two months. Halliburton rose 2.1%. Chipmakers fell, with Micron Technology down 4.3%. Apple slipped 1.2% after announcing new features for iPhones and Apple Watches and Fitbit sank 6.9%. The S&P 500 index gained 1 point to 2,888. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 27 points, or 0.1%, to 25,998. The Nasdaq composite fell 18 points, or 0.2%, to 7,954.
