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Wall Street slips as geopolitical tensions push oil prices higher
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Seeking Alpha reports: Wall Street's major averages moved lower on Thursday, with geopolitical tensions still in focus and oil prices climbing. The blue-chip Dow was last -0.1%, the benchmark S&P 500 ( SP500 ) was -0.3%, and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite was last -0.5%. From a sector-by-sector basis, seven of the 11 segments were in the red, led by healthcare. At the other end of the spectrum, energy was the top performer as oil advanced by more than 4%. President Donald Trump said a…