The Nasdaq Composite was losing 0.3%, to 19,219. The S&P 500 was off 0.1%, at 5,976, pressured by the 0.7% drop in the communication services sector and the 0.5% decline in energy stocks.

U.S. stocks were trimming some of their early losses in afternoon trading on Tuesday. The Dow was losing nearly 250 points, or 0.6%, at 44,050 after hitting a session low of 43,909. The Nasdaq ...

The S&P 500 on Friday was trading above 6,000 for the first time in history, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was ...