The early selloff in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Friday is nearly unanimous, with the shares of 29 of 30 components declining in premarket trade. Among the biggest percentage declines ahead of the open, shares of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. were shedding 1.4%, of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. were giving up 1.2%, of Apple Inc. were falling 0.8% and of Caterpillar Inc. were losing 0.7%. The long gainer is Merck & Co.’s , which inched up less than 0.1%. Dow futures were down 81 points in recent trade, putting the blue-chip barometer in danger of snapping a streak of 10-straight record closes.
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