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On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, trading on Wall Street concluded in a noticeably risk-averse environment. The Dow Jones decreased slightly by 0.1% to about 49,150 points, the S&P 500 closed down approximately 0.5% at around 6,927 points, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite lost about 1%, recording around 23,472 points. The mood was significantly influenced by profit-taking and corporate news that dampened the optimism from previous record highs. The main drivers of this weaker market movement were disappointing or mixed quarterly reports...