Stock Markets Close Lower Tuesday; Amazon Disrupts Yet Another Industry

Tuesday was a down day for the stock market, but investors didn't seem particularly concerned about anything in particular. After some big moves higher in recent weeks, market participants seemed mostly just ready for a pause. Large-cap benchmarks like the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gave up ground, but the small-cap Russell 2000 Index managed to post modest gains on the day.

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