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U.S. stocks slumped again Thursday as investors continued to sell shares of technology and internet companies, industrials, and companies that rely on consumer spending

U.S. stocks slumped again Thursday as investors continued to sell shares of technology and internet companies, industrials, and companies that rely on consumer spending.

Stocks are closing broadly lower on Wall Street after erasing part of an earlier plunge.

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The European Commission has chastised Italy for a spending plan that will triple its deficit from what was previously agreed, calling the deviation "unprecedented in the history" of the EU's stability and growth compact

The EU budget chief Pierre Moscovici says the EU Commission and many member states are worried by Italy's spending plans that will see the country's budget deficit rise to 2.4 percent of annual GDP.

While the Irish border issue is holding up a comprehensive Brexit deal, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says the status of Gibraltar won't be an obstacle.

French President Emmanuel Macron says the solution to the Ireland border issue, which has hobbled Brexit negotiations with Britain, can only come from Prime Minister Theresa May.

British Prime Minister Theresa May says the remaining differences on Brexit terms between the U.K. and the European Union are "few but considerable".

Russian President Vladimir Putin says U.S. sanctions against his country and others have eroded international trust in the United States dollar

U.S. stocks are opening mostly lower as industrial companies drop following some disappointing third-quarter reports.

The uncertainty over Brexit that's hobbling the British economy is set to go on for longer than expected.

China's politically sensitive yuan sinks further after US currency report

Japan exports slip in September as trade tensions weigh on business

European Union leaders are giving themselves several more weeks _ perhaps until the end of the year _ to clinch a friendly divorce with Britain before their separation

Administration decides not to cite China as currency manipulator but puts 6 nations on watch list

British Prime Minister Theresa May has told her 27 European Union counterparts that the U.K. and the EU both need to show "courage, trust and leadership" to settle their remaining differences and strike a divorce deal

After an early slide, U.S. stocks ended slightly lower as banks climbed but retailers, homebuilders and smaller companies fell.

US stocks mostly recover from some early losses as banks rise, but technology companies, retailers and homebuilders finish with losses