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Tech stocks have their worst day since August 2011

Nicholas Kamm | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (C) listens to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during an American Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC. Technology stocks got clobbered on Wednesday, suffering their worst day in more than seven years, as concerns over rising …

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Altria jumps on reports in talks to buy stake in marijuana producer

Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Marlboro cigarettes, produced by Altria Group Altria shares rallied Wednesday on a report that the Marlboro cigarette maker is in talks to buy a stake in Canadian marijuana company Aphria. Details of Altria’s proposed investment are still being hashed out, multiple sources told …

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Dow plunges more than 800 points in worst drop since February

Stocks sank on Wednesday as a steep decline in tech shares and worries of rapidly rising rates sent Wall Street on pace for its worst day in eight months. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 831.83 points lower at 25,598.74 as Intel and Microsoft fell more than 3.5 percent each. …

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