Thursday

Stocks declined today, weighed down by an analyst downgrade of the semiconductor sector and as new economic data failed to quell investor jitters about the U.S. economy. The dollar and Treasurys gained, while commodities slipped as participants scaled back the risk in their portfolios. In particular, traders and analysts say small investors are getting increasingly antsy about making new bets on the market. We will see if this is going to be an ongoing decline or just temporary. Only time will tell! DJIA -93.87 S&P 500 -14.90 NASDAQ -36.32