U.S. stocks are skidding in early trading Thursday, weighed down by weakness in mining and energy companies. Stocks have fallen for five days out of the last six after a big rally in October. The dip has erased some the small gains the markets have made this year. Prices for copper, oil and other commodities fell. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average sank 178 points, or 1 percent, to 17,524 as of 10:05 a.m. The Standard & Poor's 500 lost 17 points, or 0.8 percent, to...
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