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Stocks recovered from an early slide Monday afternoon as gains in technology and media companies outweighed losses in health care firms and elsewhere in the market.

A report showing U.S. factory orders declined in November weighed on stocks earlier in the day. Concerns over slower economic growth overshadowed a mostly positive January for stocks, with solid corporate earnings helping to offset some of those fears. The wide miss on factory orders could mean more volatility for stocks.