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___ Tech companies lead another steep sell-off in US stocks NEW YORK (AP) —Another torrent of selling gripped Wall Street Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting more than 600 points and extending a losing streak for the be nchmark S&P 500 index to a sixth day.

How major US stock indexes fared Wednesday

Stocks closed sharply lower on Wall Street Wednesday, led by a swoon in technology companies that erased the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average's gains for the year.

World markets mixed as investors monitor earnings

Asian markets turned mixed on Wednesday as traders mulled over the impact of tariffs on corporate America, after big industrial companies admitted that they were facing rising costs.