NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street's interest rate anxiety sent stocks moderately lower Monday after comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke compounded investors' concerns about surging oil prices and a weak U.S. dollar.
According to preliminary calculations, the Dow Jones industrial average slid 23.85, or 0.21 percent, to 11,343.29, after gaining as much as 61 points early in the session.
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