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___ Amazon goes bicoastal: will open HQs in New York, DC suburb NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has set its sights on two of the nation's largest and most powerful metro areas, announcing Tuesday it had chosen a buzzy New York neighborhood and a suburb of Washington for its new East Coast headquarters.

Energy companies led a sell-off on Wall Street Tuesday that extended a losing streak for the S&P 500 index to a fourth day.

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

Home Depot is breezing past all expectations for the third quarter, including comparable-store sales, with consumers plowing money into homes even as the housing market appears to cool off.

Most Asian stocks sank Tuesday after a tech sell-off dragged Wall Street lower.

Home Depot reported a 3Q profit of $2.51 per share, beating the Wall St estimate of $2.26.

Another volatile session for investors.

Amazon also announced the site for its new East Coast operations hub.

U.S. stocks moved broadly lower in early trading Monday, weighed down by losses in technology companies and banks.

GE is busy working with investment bankers on a potential restructuring plan.

___ Amazon HQ favorites: Similar basics but different vibes NEW YORK (AP) — The communities said to be favored for new bases for Amazon are both riverfront stretches of major metro areas with ample transportation and space for workers.

The drop in Apple shares, now trading below the $200 level, fueled a broader market sell-off on Monday.

Stocks closed sharply lower Monday, pulling the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 600 points.

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

Buckle up -- it’s going to be “one hell of a bear market” ride, warns a perma-bear.

Steep drops in technology stocks pull US indexes lower, knocking 500 points off the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

The state’s electricity providers are under pressure amid the deadly wildfires.

A prominent athenahelath investor and a private equity firm will spend about $5.7 billion on the medical billing software maker and take it private.

The ACA says Comcast is an even greater anti-competitive threat than AT&T-Time Warner.

Asian markets were mostly higher on Monday ahead of key economic data, such as industrial production figures from China and Japan later in the week.