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Investor Warren Buffett's company picked up nearly 36 million shares of JP Morgan Chase stock in the third quarter and eliminated its stake in Walmart as part of a number of changes in its portfolio.

___ Big question for Amazon's 2 chosen cities: Will it pay off?

Uber's net loss widened by $177 million in the third quarter as the ride-hailing giant continued to invest ahead of a planned public stock offering next year.

Technology companies and banks led stocks lower on a turbulent day on Wall Street, extending the market's slide to a fifth day.

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

Crude remains in a bear market.

Asian shares were mostly lower Wednesday, after the steepest drop in oil prices in more than three years put investors in a selling mood on Wall Street.

The big department store company also hiked its full-year guidance.

Stocks whacked in volatile trading session.

Investors allege that Snap misled the public about how competition from Facebook's Instagram service had affected the company's growth.

U.S. stock indexes were mostly higher in early trading Tuesday, erasing some of the losses from a steep, technology-driven sell-off a day earlier.

___ 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.