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Stocks ended broadly lower on Wall Street Wednesday as weakness in health care, technology companies and banks offset gains elsewhere in the market.

___ Prime Minister May says she'll step down if Brexit deal OK'd LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May has told Conservative lawmakers she will step down once her European Union divorce is delivered.

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With the Trump administration again taking aim at the Affordable Care Act, Centene will spend more than $15 billion on rival WellCare Health Plans, both big players in the ACA market.

Shares of Southwest, the largest operator of the 737 Max 8 jets, fell on the revised forecast.

Shares were mixed in Asia on Wednesday after U.S. stocks finished broadly higher on Wall Street, erasing modest losses from a day earlier.

Traders are looking ahead to the resumption of trade talks between China and the U.S.on Thursday in Beijing.

The offer of $305.39 per share represents a premium of about 32 percent to WellCare's closing price on Tuesday.

___ Banks, technology companies power a rebound for US stocks Stocks finished broadly higher on Wall Street Tuesday, erasing the market's modest losses from a day earlier.

Solid gains by banks and technology companies drove stocks broadly higher Tuesday, erasing the market's losses from a day earlier.

Muilenburg’s letter came one day after Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde Gebremariam reiterated support for the embattled aviation firm.

Carnival Corp. (CCL) on Tuesday reported fiscal first-quarter profit of $336 million.

U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading on Wall Street Friday, dragged down by banks and industrial companies.

Traders had been rattled by a drop in long-term bond yields, which many see as a warning sign of a possible recession.

The group contends Bed Bath & Beyond has failed to adapt as consumers increasingly shop online or expect unique experiences in bricks-and-mortar stores.

Asian stock prices rebounded Tuesday after global markets slid on worries about U.S. and European economic growth.

U.S. stocks edged lower in early trading Monday, extending losses from a broad sell-off last week, as new economic data stoked investors' worries over slowing global growth.

Major U.S. stock indexes finished mixed Monday after wavering for much of the day as traders tried to make sense of newly pessimistic views on the economy.

___ Avenatti charged with trying to extort millions from Nike LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Avenatti, the attorney best known for representing porn actress Stormy Daniels, has been arrested on charges that he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike and embezzled a client's money to pay his own expenses.

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