By CCN: The Dow and broader U.S. stock market clinched modest gains on Thursday, overcoming a rocky session that saw shares of Verizon Communications (VZ) fall sharply after UBS downgraded the telecom giant. Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Flip Green Wall Street’s major indexes turned higher in the latter stages of Thursday’s session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 43.47 points, or 0.2%, to 25,169.88. The broad S&P 500 Index of large-cap stocks gained 0.2% to 2,788.86. Seven of 11 primary sectors finished higher, led by information technology. A strong performance in the technology sector lifted the Nasdaq Composite Index to
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