Wall Street Slides on Inflation Worries; ADP Jobs Beat Sparks Taper Fears

Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Wednesday after soaring oil prices fed into fears of higher inflation, while a survey showing a strong rise in private jobs last month fueled concerns of a sooner-than-expected easing of monetary stimulus. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 115.71 points, or 0.34 percent, at the open to 34,198.96. The S&P 500 opened lower by 26.15 points, or 0.60 percent, at 4,319.57, while the Nasdaq Composite dropped 144.38 points, or 1.00 percent, to 14,289.45 at the opening bell.

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