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A swoon in technology and transportation shares led the S&P 500 slightly lower on Thursday on a day full of corporate earnings reports, but the Dow industrials set a record closing high, helped by a jump in Verizon.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Healthy corporate earnings sparked a Wall Street rally on Wednesday. Investors also took news from the Fed in stride.

Healthy corporate earnings sparked a Wall Street rally on Wednesday. Investors also took news from the Fed in stride.

Rates are expected to remain steady as investors seek fresh clues on inflation and hiring trends.

Strong earnings reports from McDonald's and Caterpillar helped propel U.S. stocks on Tuesday.

Strong earnings reports from McDonald's and Caterpillar helped propel U.S. stocks on Tuesday.

Greece's first attempt to finance itself on bond markets since 2014 raised $3.5 billion on Tuesday.

Greece's first attempt to finance itself on bond markets since 2014 raised $3.5 billion on Tuesday.

Wall Street is getting worried about the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.

Wall Street is getting worried about the debt-ceiling debate in Washington.

The Nasdaq hit a record high on Monday ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports, while the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lagged behind as losses in healthcare heavyweight Johnson & Johnson took a toll.

The Nasdaq hit a record high on Monday ahead of a big week of technology earnings reports, while the S&P 500 and the Dow industrials lagged behind as losses in healthcare heavyweight Johnson & Johnson took a toll.

U.S. stocks are falling Friday as General Electric stock drops after the company's second-quarter report.

U.S. stocks ticked lower on Friday as weak earnings from industrial giant General Electric weighed, while tech shares retreated from record highs and energy tracked the price of oil lower.

U.S. stocks ticked lower on Friday as weak earnings from industrial giant General Electric weighed, while tech shares retreated from record highs and energy tracked the price of oil lower.

The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m.

Stocks ended little changed on Wall Street on Thursday as a deal between Sears and Amazon weighed on home improvement retailers while gains in Microsoft helped buoy the Nasdaq.

The tech sector beat its all-time high set during the dot-com boom.

Bond yields around the world have surged since the European Central Bank hinted last month that its bond buying was coming to an end, a replay of the "taper tantrum" in 2013 when the Federal Reserve caught markets off guard with similar plans.