U.S. stocks trimmed gains on Wednesday as President Donald Trump tweeted that he is disbanding a pair of advisory panels following the departure of more corporate leaders. Chief executives of Campbell Soup Co. and 3M co. announced their decisions to quit the panel after widespread criticism over Trump’s comments on the violence in Charlottesville, Va. The S&P 500 rose 3 points, or 0.2%, to 2,468 while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 28 points, or 0.1%, to 22,030. The Nasdaq climbed 12 points, or 0.2%, to 6,345.
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