US stocks sink after a weak report on the economy but then halve their losses ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks began Wednesday with a thud after a report suggested the U.S. economy may have shrunk at the start of the year. But the big losses eased as the morning progressed in the latest sharp swings to hit Wall Street amid uncertainty about what President Donald Trump’s trade war will do to the economy. The S&P 500 was down 0.9% in midday trading and on track to break a six-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 223 points, or 0.6%, as of