NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling Thursday as investors pore over another batch of earnings reports from U.S. companies.

The S&P 500 dropped 1.1%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 421 points, or 0.9%, as of 12:34 p.m. Eastern time. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.8%.

Technology stocks were the heaviest weights on the market, especially companies with huge values that give them outsize influence over the broader market's direction. Nvidia fell 4.2% and Microsoft slipped 1.9%. Amazon fell 2.4%.

Corporate earnings and forecasts have been the big focus all week. The latest round of results and statements from executives could help shed some light on the condition and path ahead for the economy amid a lack of broader information on inflation, employment and retail sales because of the ongo

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