Closing Bell: Verizon to Move Forward With Yahoo! Bid; U.S. Stocks Fall

Wall Street gave back all of Wednesday's stock rally, pulling lower alongside crude oil.
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Wall Street gave back all of Wednesday's stock rally, pulling lower alongside crude oil. All benchmark indexes were more than one percent lower, while West Texas Intermediate remained below $38 a barrel. Yahoo! (YHOO) briefly spiked on reports Verizon (VZ) - Get Report is moving forward with a bid for its core internet business. Alphabet's Google (GOOGL) - Get Report and Time Inc. (TIME) are still expressing interest. Wynn Resorts (WYNN) - Get Report surged after touting a promising outlook for its newest development in Macau, set to open in June. The casino operator also announced plans to convert its Las Vegas Golf Club into a resort with up to 1,000 hotel rooms. CarMax (KMX) - Get Report slid after profit fell 1.5 percent in its fourth quarter as it faced weaker demand for used cars.