Most stocks slink back after strong rally, except for tech

NEW YORK (AP) — Most of Wall Street is slipping in midday trading on Tuesday, giving back some of the big gains made the past couple weeks, but a handful of tech giants bucked the trend and kept the market’s losses in check. Seven out of 10 stocks in the S&P 500 were dropping, and the index was 0.1% lower, as of noon Eastern time. Stocks sank more across the Atlantic after the European Union said this year’s recession will be deeper than earlier forecast. But gains for Micr