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Wall St. Slips as Technology, Consumer Stocks Weigh

December 28, 2016

Wall Street lost ground for the first time in three days on Wednesday due to declines across sectors, slowing the Dow’s race to 20,000.

The blue-chip index came within 19 points of the milestone shortly after the open, before slipping into negative territory as losses in Boeing offset Goldman Sach’s 0.86 percent gain.

Boeing fell 0.8 percent to $156.26 after Delta Air Lines said on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with the planemaker to cancel a $4 billion order for 18 Dreamliner aircrafts.

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