Article: Chicago Tribune Market Report column: Financial stocks lead market drop.

Byline: Bill Barnhart

Aug. 31--Stocks prices eased Thursday, led by further declines in financial-services stocks and a rare "sell" recommendation by Merrill Lynch for retailing giant Wal-Mart Stores.

Technology stocks continued their rally. After the close of regular trading, computer-maker Dell posted better-than-expected quarterly results.

Lehman Brothers trimmed its profit estimates for four of its rival investment banks, Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch, sending shares of the companies lower.

Wal-Mart lost nearly 2 percent after the Merrill Lynch investment rating downgrade.

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