Recent days of gains may have triggered investors to take profits on Thursday as stocks, starting with tech, sold off. The session ended on weakness, leaving the Nasdaq at -2.57%, the Dow -0.49% and the S&P -1.42%. Notably, the U.S. 10-year yield did not rise as tech fell. In fact, the yield dipped below 1.7% by the closing bell. The Dow components were largely mixed, with industrials leading.<\/p>\n
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\n✈ American Airlines Group (AAL-Q)<\/a> +4.54%
\n🚘 Ford Motor (F-N)<\/a> +2.25%
\n🧫 Biogen IDEC Inc. (BIIB-Q)<\/a> +5%
\nⓂ Microsoft (MSFT-Q)<\/a> -4.23%
\n💨 SalesForce.com Inc. (CRM-N)<\/a> -3.87%
\n💾 Nvidia Corp (NVDA-Q)<\/a> -5.09%
\n🚗 Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA-Q)<\/a> -6.75%
\n🛢 Crescent Point Energy Corp (CPG-T)<\/a> -5%
\n🛢 Baytex Energy Corp (BTE-T)<\/a> -3.79%
\n⛏ Denison Mines Corp (DML-T)<\/a> -4.49%
\n🛢 Canadian Natural Rsrcs (CNQ-T)<\/a> +2%
\n📡 Corus Entertainment (B) (CJR.B-T)<\/a> +6%
\n🚙 Linamar Corp (LNR-T)<\/a> +4%
\n🛏 Sleep Country Canada (ZZZ-T)<\/a> +3.76%
\n🅱 Bitcoin Cash (CRYPTO:BCH)<\/a> -2.5%<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"