How major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press
Stocks gave up an early rally and closed lower on Wall Street Thursday as a streak of market volatility continued. Markets are still processing the latest indications from the Federal Reserve a day earlier that the central bank is increasingly concerned about inflation and plans to raise interest rates and take other steps soon to fight it. Investors were encouraged to see that the U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984.