4:20 pm : Stocks plummeted Wednesday as earnings jitters and geopolitical concerns, which pushed oil prices toward record highs, weighed heavily on trading and closed all three major averages down at least 1.0% and near session lows.
Weakness across the board in Technology was the biggest impediment on overall sentiment as cautious investors questioned the validity of yesterday's late-day heroics that were fueled largely by upbeat comments from chip equipment makers. Aside from an understandable 2.7% pullback in the PHLX Semiconductor Sector Index following Tuesday's
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4:03 pm PT CNBC Guests of Interest for Tomorrow, July 13th : Guests of interest include: Morning Call 10:00 AM -- 12:00 PM ET: David Malpass Bear Stearns Chief Economist...� Closing Bell 3:00-5:00 PM ET: Carlos Ghosn Nissan Motor CEO.