Update: US Equity Indexes Drop Amid Slide in Chipmakers, Gains in Crude Oil
() -- (Updates with index/price moves and company/political news from the first paragraph.) US equity indexes fell as chipmakers helped push technology sharply lower, while a missile strike on a Qatari tanker sent crude oil higher. The Nasdaq Composite slumped 1.4% to 25,756.3, the S&P 500 fell 0.7% to 7,487.4, and the