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NYSE Composite Index

The NYSE Composite () is a stock market index covering all common stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange, including American Depositary Receipts, Real Estate Investment Trusts, tracking stocks, and foreign listings.

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Bears Are in Charge, But Not Convincingly

There certainly was a selloff on Wall Street Monday -- but there wasn't much certainty behind that selloff.

Volume was the lightest in almost a month, with NYSE composite volume of 3.16 billion shares, showing the bears lacked conviction even as they pressed the sell buttons.First-quarter earnings season kicks off tonight with Alcoa (NYSE:AA), and the Dow component and aluminum giant is expected to have lost money at the start of the year. Analysts expect Alcoa to report a net loss of 4 cents per share on revenue of $5.8 billion in the quarter, compared with earnings of 28 cents per share and sales of $5.9 billion in the first quarter of last year.  Alcoa has not offered a positive surprise in the past three quarters, but before that beat estimates for five quarters in a row.Analysts have warned that a slowdown in China, the world's No. 2 economy, and a debt crisis in Europe could hurt U.S. companies. After all, China and Europe are huge buyers of American-made goods.Facebook, meanwhile...

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