U.S. stocks fell yesterday, with losses led by technology shares. The major indexes regained some of their losses after top congressional Democrat Nancy Pelosi signaled aid for the airline industry could be coming soon, perhaps as part of much-anticipated fiscal stimulus legislation. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 14.09, or 0.5 percent, to 27,682.81, led by technology losses. Sixteen of the index's 30 components declined, led by Amgen and Apple, which dropped 3.9 and 3.2 percent, respectively. Microsoft lost 2.9 percent, Intel was 2.4 percent lower, and Salesforce.com declined 2.2 percent. The broader Standard & Poor's 50 index fell 32.36, or 1 percent, to 3,348.44. Airline shares rose broadly on Pelosi's remarks. The technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index fell 251.49, or 2.2 percent, to 11,075.02. Netflix plunged 4.6 percent, Amazon lost 3 percent, Facebook was down 2.5 percent, and Google-parent Alphabet declined 2.2 percent.
