Stocks End Lower on Wall Street After Another Volatile Day

Stocks End Lower on Wall Street After Another Volatile Day
Trader Michael Conlon (R) works on the New York Stock Exchange trading floor in New York on Jan. 25, 2022. Allie Joseph/New York Stock Exchange via AP
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Another volatile bout of trading on Wall Street ended with a broad pullback for stocks Tuesday, as investors grapple with economic red flags and uncertainty over how aggressive the Federal Reserve will be in fighting rising inflation.

Stock indexes fell sharply to start the day, then came well off their lows by late afternoon. Another burst of selling in the final hour of trading pulled them lower again. Technology stocks were the biggest drag on the market.