CNBC: Rally loses steam as close approaches; Dow halves gains

CNBC: Rally loses steam as close approaches; Dow halves gains

U.S. stocks advanced in choppy trade Thursday, attempting to shake off pressure from further decline in oil prices, as investors awaited a possible Fed rate hike next week. “What we really need is to see a market that can trade higher agnostic to oil prices,” said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Wunderlich Securities. “Breaking…