Stocks lost more ground on Wall Street Wednesday, led by declines in the technology and energy sectors.
The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Wednesday, following a 2.1% drop a day earlier.
The Nasdaq composite dropped 0.3%.
The Dow managed a gain of 38 points, or 0.1%.
Job openings in the U.S. fell unexpectedly in July, a sign that hiring could cool in the coming months.
Shares of U.S. Steel sank 17.5% after the Biden administration signaled it's open to formally blocking the company's acquisition by Nippon Steel of Japan.
The price of U.S. crude oil fell below $70 a barrel.
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