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US stocks head lower as Greece talks remain stuck
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are closing lower following losses in Europe as Greece remains at an impasse with its creditors.

J.M. Smucker fell 4 percent Thursday after the food and coffee maker reported a loss in its latest quarter.

Dish Network and T-Mobile rose sharply after The Wall Street Journal reported that the two companies are considering a merger.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 170 points, or 0.9 percent, to 17,906.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 18 points, or 0.9 percent, to 2,095. The Nasdaq composite declined 40 points, or 0.8 percent, to 5,059.

Energy stocks had some of the biggest losses as the price of crude oil fell 3 percent.

Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.30 percent.