US Stocks Slide, First Decline for the Market This Week<br />A slide in technology companies weighed on U. S. stocks Thursday, pulling the market<br />lower for the first time this week and erasing modest gains from a day earlier.<br />4-week moving average<br />Industrial stocks got a strong lift as investors bid up shares in airlines and other big companies.<br />Supermarket operators, beverage companies and other consumer-focused stocks also declined.<br />Financial stocks also got a boost Thursday.<br />The Russell 2000 index of smaller-company stocks gave up 1.24 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,444.18.<br />The stock market was coming off modest gains on Wednesday following the latest policy update from the Federal Reserve.
