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U.S. stocks moved broadly lower on Wall Street in early trading on Tuesday, reversing course from a three-day rally.

A federal judge says he will closely monitor Pacific Gas & Electric's tree-trimming this year and barred the utility from paying out dividends to shareholders as part of a new, court-ordered wildfire prevention plan.

___ Scam ads promoting fake tax breaks prosper on Facebook NEW YORK (AP) — Hundreds of ads have been running on Facebook for more than a year promising that governors across the country had signed off on big tax breaks for U.S. homeowners who wanted to install new solar energy panels.

The Latest on Lyft's falling stock price (all times local): 5:00 p.m. Ride-hailing giant Lyft's stock has fallen below its IPO price of $72 and is languishing at around $68. That's a sharp turnaround from its debut when the stock price jumped 21% to $87.24 on Friday.

Stocks shook off an early slump Tuesday and wound up little changed as gains for some big tech companies were offset by losses in other sectors.

Walgreens slashed its 2019 forecast after falling short of expectations in what its CEO described as the most difficult quarter since the company was formed a few years ago.

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

American Express and Delta Air Lines are extending their credit card partnership through 2029, a significant extension of one of the larger financial partnerships between a major U.S. airline and a credit card company.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were modestly lower after hitting six-month highs on Monday.

Global stock prices followed Wall Street higher Tuesday on encouraging economic data despite uncertainty over Britain's departure from the European Union.

Asian stock prices followed Wall Street higher Tuesday on encouraging global economic data.

U.S. stocks moved broadly higher on Wall Street in early trading Monday, continuing the market's upward momentum as it comes off its best quarter in nearly a decade.

___ Survey: US manufacturing activity increased in March WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. manufacturers grew at a faster pace in March, as the pace of employment jumped and new orders and production improved.

Rating agencies have given oil giant Saudi Aramco high ratings ahead of its upcoming bonds sale, with Fitch Ratings saying the company had profits of $224 billion last year before taxes.

Financial and technology companies helped power U.S. stocks solidly higher Monday as investors drew encouragement from data pointing to a brighter outlook on the global economy.

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

All three major equity averages are now up three days in a row, and the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average notched its largest one-day point and percentage gain since Feb. 15, 2019.

Shares surged Monday in Europe and Asia after the release over the weekend of encouraging manufacturing data in China that suggest government stimulus may be gaining traction.

Shares surged Monday in Asia following a bullish end to last week on Wall Street, where the benchmark S & P 500 logged its biggest quarterly gain in nearly a decade.

It's been a fabulous start to the year for investors — as long as you ignore all those simmering worries about a possible recession.