NEW YORK: Blue-chip stocks fell on Thursday as fierce fighting and a spate of kidnappings in Iraq pushed investors to take a cautious stance and sell stocks before the three-day holiday weekend.
Disappointment over Wal-Mart Stores Inc’s profit prospects forced the Dow lower, while technology stocks held onto slight gains driven by a jump in earnings from Yahoo Inc and a bullish revenue forecast by Dell Inc.
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