Stocks slide on weak earnings; Fed cuts stimulus

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stock investors had plenty to dislike on Wednesday.

Disappointing earnings from some big U.S. companies, ongoing jitters in emerging markets, as well as a further reduction to the Federal Reserve’s economic stimulus all combined to push stocks lower for a fourth day out of the last six.

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