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Among other issues, worry that consumer spending would weaken, hurting demand for PC and printers, dragged down the price.

From Barron's

When the Fed is cutting rates, that tends to drag down short-term yields.

From The Wall Street Journal

The selloff in copper and precious-metals futures dragged down shares in Arizona mining firms, the world’s largest gold producer and a silver company with assets stretching from Alaska to Quebec.

From The Wall Street Journal

Loan restructurings can take years to sort through, tying up capital and dragging down values, keeping stocks under pressure.

From The Wall Street Journal

For the first time in six months, the construction sector was lower, dragged down by engineering activities and a third straight month of declined in residential building construction.

From The Wall Street Journal