U.S. stocks declined on Thursday, marking the first time since April that all main indexes fell in unison for a third session as elevated tensions with North Korea weighed on sentiment. The U.S. and the Asian country continued to trade verbal threats with Pyongyang detailing plans to strike at Guam, a U.S. territory. The S&P 500 dropped 35 points, or 1.5%, to close at 2,438
and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 203 points, or 0.9%, to end at 21,845. The Nasdaq Composite Index slid 135 points, or 2.1%, to close at 6,216.
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