At first glance, the Dow Jones Industrial Average's
The weakest performers were economically sensitive stocks. Alcoa
Caterpillar
In contrast, news pushed some stocks up. Verizon
Meanwhile, Merck climbed more than 1% despite saying that the FDA failed to approve its combination cholesterol drug. Promising phase 3 data from another drug apparently outweighed the bad news.
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