US stocks slip as investors await key inflation data

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 6, 2014.REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
US stocks drifted from records as investors braced for key inflation data out tomorrow.Wall Street is worried overheating inflation may force the Federal Reserve to change its ultra-easy monetary policy.
Bitcoin recovered from its slump as El Salvador said it is adopting the crypto as legal tender.
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