U.S. stocks lost their footing Wednesday after economic data showed higher-than-expected job openings and a contraction in manufacturing activity. Investors also await minutes from the central bank’s December policy meeting for clues on its next rate decision.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) hovered around the flatline as of 10:35 a.m. ET, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) dropped 0.3%.
The latest Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS,
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