NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street extended its pullback Wednesday as investors, retrenching from an optimistic stance early in the week, waited to see how well corporate earnings and the job market have held up in an uneven economy.
The market showed little conviction for a second day as economic readings offered few surprises and as investors looked for signs - possibly from the September employment report due Friday - of whether the market's sharp rebound from mid-August lows has been warranted.