Thursday, May 24, 2007

US indexes fall further, Nasdaq off 1 percent

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with the Nasdaq down more than 1 percent, as investors took advantage of an early rally on housing data to lock in profits in advance of a long U.S. holiday weekend.

Tech stocks fell after Dell Inc. announced a plan to sell computers through Wal-Mart Stores Inc., raising concern that profit margins of chip producers may be squeezed.


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