U.S. Stocks Fall as Internet Shares Tumble Amid Shutdown
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U.S. stocks fell, giving the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index its biggest two-day loss since June, as concern grew that a deadlock among U.S. lawmakers over the debt limit could lead to a government default.
An index of Internet stocks tumbled the most in almost two years, sinking 4.1 percent. Facebook Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. lost at least 3.5 percent. Xerox Corp. slid 2.5 percent after announcing the U.S. has been probing the accounting practices of its outsourcing division. Alcoa Inc. gained 1.5 percent in late trading after posting quarterly earnings that topped forecasts.