News roundup: US inspectors visit St. Francisville plant after unplanned shutdown … Stocks fall sharply midday … Record number of investors betting on oil

    Market issues:A steep sell-off in stocks got a little less bad by the end of the day, but it still left indexes down sharply for the second day in a row, the Associated Press reports. Banks and techno…


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