The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose on Wednesday and closed at a record high, and Wall Street's two other benchmark indexes also ended higher, weathering declines in megacap tech shares thanks to small-caps gains and financial shares buoyed by strong earnings.

US. stocks are falling again, and the S&P 500 is on track for its first back-to-back loss in a month and a half as Wall Street’s record-breaking rally loses more

U.S. stocks are slipping again as Wall Street’s record-breaking rally loses more momentum. The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower in Tuesday morning trading and on track for its first back-to-back loss in a month and a half.