U.S. stocks extend losing streak after Bernanke

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks extended their losing streak to a fifth session Tuesday, giving up gains posted during much of the trading session, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke released a speech on the U.S. economy and monetary policy just ahead of the closing bell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 19.15 points, or 0.2%, to 12,070.81. It had risen as much as 89 ...

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