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Wall Street’s monster-sized rally since Halloween is letting off the accelerator

Wall Street’s monster-sized rally since Halloween is easing off the accelerator

Wall Street slammed the brakes on its big rally following disappointing profit reports from companies and warnings that the market had simply gone too far, too fast

Wall Street is clawing back some of its sharp losses from the prior day, its first big step back since a rally began in late October

Wall Street is clawing back some of its sharp loss from the prior day, which was its first major step backward since a rally began in late October

Several strong profit reports helped Wall Street claw back most of its sharp loss from the prior day

Shares are mostly higher in Asia after several strong profit reports helped Wall Street claw back most of its sharp loss from day before

Stocks in the U.S., Japan and Germany have risen 20% or more

Germany's central bank says the country's economy is likely to shrink again slightly in the current fourth quarter

Asian shares are mostly lower, while U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher