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title: "Dow falls 0.3% while memory chip stocks keep the Nasdaq afloat"
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description: "Why is the Dow down 200 points while the Nasdaq holds flat? Two chipmakers are doing a lot of heavy lifting for the tech-heavy index."
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# Dow falls 0.3% while memory chip stocks keep the Nasdaq afloat

Why is the Dow down 200 points while the Nasdaq holds flat? Two chipmakers are doing a lot of heavy lifting for the tech-heavy index.

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