U.S. stocks are skidding Thursday, weighed down by weakness in mining and energy companies. Stocks have fallen for five days out of the last six following a rally in October. The dip has erased some of the small gains the markets have made this year. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average sank 109 points, or 0.6 percent, to 17,595 as of 11:16 a.m. The Standard & Poor's 500 lost 9 points, or 0.5 percent, to 2,065, just above where it started the year. The Nasdaq composite index fell 14 points, or 0.3 percent, to 5,052. METALS...
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