U.S. stocks were mixed at open on Tuesday, while crude oil continued its precipitous decline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 29.49 points, or 0.12%, to 25,357.69. The S&P 500 added 5.77 points, or 0.21%, to 2,731.99. The Nasdaq Composite was up 20.33 points, or 0.28%, to 7,221.20.
Oil prices fell anew on Tuesday, continuing a slide that has West Texas Intermediate crude in the grips of the biggest losing streak in more than 30 years. West Texas Intermediate crude for December delivery fell $1.43, or 2.4% to $58.51 a barrel. Brent crude tumbled $1.48, or 2.1%, to $68.62 a barrel.
Amazon.com Inc will on Tuesday announce it has selected New York and Northern Virginia for its second headquarters, a source told Reuters, ending a more than year-long contest that has seen frenzied bidding from locales across North America.
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