Wall Street wobbles between gains, losses

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Wall Street shifted between small gains and losses in quiet trading before the bell today, according to the Associated Press, with futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 each rising less than 0.1% before markets opened.

GameStop, the troubled video game retailer at the center of the meme stock craze, fell more than 16% after it reported another loss and filed regulatory paperwork to sell up to 75 million shares.

Vail Resorts tumbled 6.7% after the ski resort operator missed Wall Street’s profit and sales targets, as demand for its multiresort Epic Pass softened.

In other trading this morning, U.S. benchmark crude oil gained 56 cents to $76.11 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Brent crude, the international standard, was up 48 cents to $80.35 per barrel.

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The U.S. dollar ticked down to 155.63 Japanese yen from 155.68 yen.

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