Stocks decline amid interest rate worries

By Steve Rothwell

Published September 12, 2014 9:33pm ET

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Stocks decline amid interest rate worries — FILE - This March 4, 2013 file photo shows a sign for Wall Street on the side of building near the New York Stock Exchange. The stock market moved lower Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, heading for its first weekly loss since the start of August. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) | Mark Lennihan

NEW YORK (AP) — The prospect of rising interest rates sent the stock market to its first weekly loss since early August.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 11.91 points, or 0.6 percent, to end at 1,985.54 on Friday. The index was down 1.1 percent for the week.

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