NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting near their record heights on Wall Street, while the price of gold falls again to trim more off its tremendous gain for the year. The S&P 500 was little changed in early trading Wednesday and is sitting just underneath its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was also flat, coming off its own record. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%. Bank stocks climbed after Capital One Financial, Western Alliance Bancorp and others reported stronger profits for the summer than expected. Netflix, whose stock has soared this year, fell after delivering weaker-than-expected results.
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