Comment on U.S. stocks mostly slip as banks fall and retailers plunge

U.S. stocks mostly slip as banks fall and retailers plunge

By Marley Jay, The Associated Press NEW YORK — Stocks slipped Thursday as interest rates dropped and banks took sharp losses. Department stores tumbled as Macy’s and Kohl’s plunged following weak holiday-season reports that led the chains to cut their profit forecasts. After a solid but uninspiring report on private hiring in December, bond prices jumped and yields fell, which sent banks down.

 

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