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Technology stocks lead a broad market decline

By Steve Rothwell
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Technology stocks lead a broad market decline

NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market continued its recent pattern of one step forward, one step back.

After starting the day higher following an encouraging report on orders for manufactured goods, stocks drifted lower in afternoon trading Wednesday and gave up their gains from a day earlier. Facebook led the technology sector lower as investors gave the company’s latest acquisition the thumbs-down.

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