Wall Street’s strong start to the year slowed
Wall Street’s strong start to the year slowed.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Wednesday for its first loss in four days. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.9% from its own record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.2%.
Some of the market’s sharpest drops hit industries that President Donald Trump targeted for criticism. Homebuilders fell after Trump suggested moves to prevent large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, in hopes of making it more affordable for people to buy houses. Crude oil prices fe