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U.S. stocks fall sharply on intensifying selloff

Xinhua, May 17, 2017 Adjust font size:

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, as investors feared that turmoil in Washington would weigh on the market and Trump administration's reform agenda would be slowed down.

The Dow lost 1.78 percent, and the S&P 500 decreased 1.82 percent, while the Nasdaq erased 2.57 percent. Endit