U.S. stocks drop on tech sector, Europe worries

LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks dropped Friday, with the technology sector hit in part after Oracle Corp. posted a disappointing decline in quarterly hardware sales. Stocks were also hurt by contagion concerns from the European financial crisis a day after Moody's Investors Service put the ratings of more than a dozen Italian banks on review for possible downgrade. The Dow Jones ...

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