U.S. Stocks Pare Losses as Financials Offset Commodities Drop

U.S. Stocks Pare Losses as Financials Offset Commodities DropU.S. stocks trimmed losses as gains in financial companies and technology firms offset declines in commodities producers amid a drop in oil prices. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 0.1 percent to 1,164.17 at 11:35 a.m. in New York, after earlier losing as much as 0.8 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 22 points, or