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U.S. stocks retreat amid earnings, falling oil

Xinhua, May 4, 2016 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks ended sharply lower Tuesday as investors digested quarterly earnings reports amid declining oil prices.

The Dow fell 0.78 percent, and the S&P 500 lost 0.87 percent, while the Nasdaq dipped 1.13 percent. Endit