![]() The Associated Press | After a Tease, Stocks End Lower New York Times Stocks ended flat on Thursday, giving up modest gains late in the session and denying the Dow a chance to inch closer to a record high. The Standard & Poor's 500-stock index still managed to close out February with a fourth consecutive month of gains. Stocks: Dow ends down after nearing record high Stocks Finish in the Red Warning: Stocks Likely to Crater from Here |







