Disney extends CEO Chapek's contract three years

Stocks ended mostly lower, though the Dow Jones Industrial Average appeared to cling to a tiny gain Wednesday, with the market unable to fully shake off weak earnings from tech behemoths Microsoft Corp.
MSFT,
-7.72%

and Google parent Alphabet Inc.
GOOG,
-9.63%

GOOGL,
-9.14%
.
The Dow
DJIA,
+0.01%

ended with a gain of just over 3 points, or less than 0.1%, according to preliminary figures. If the gain holds, the blue-chip gauge will have extended its winning streak to four sessions. The S&P 500
SPX,
-0.74%

ended with a loss of 0.7%, while the Nasdaq
COMP,
-2.04%

shed 2%. Microsoft ended the day with a loss of 7.7%, while Alphabet shares dropped more than 9%. The tech sector fell 2.2%, while communications services, which includes Alphabet, dropped 4.7% to lead the way lower.

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