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Johnson & Johnson proposes monster $8.9 billion talc settlement. The healthcare giant offered $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits from tens of thousands of people who claim that its talc-based powders and other products gave them cancer. It’s a huge increase from the $2 billion J&J originally offered and would be one of the largest product liability settlements in history, according to the WSJ. To clinch the settlement, J&J needs support from more than 75% of the voting claimants—and it thinks it has it.

And here’s how the major indexes performed yesterday, Tuesday:

• The S&P 500 Index fell 23.91 points (0.6%) to 4,100.60; the Dow Jones industrial average fell 198.77 (0.6%) to 33,402.38; the NASDAQ Composite fell 63.13 (0.5%) to 12,126.33.
• The 10-year Treasury yield fell about 9 basis points to 3.346%.
• CBOE’s Volatility Index was up 0.44 at 18.99.

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Small-cap stocks were among the weakest performers Tuesday, with the Russell 2000 index sinking more than 2%. Industrial, energy, and financial stocks led decliners among S&P 500 sectors. Gold futures surged to a 13-month high, while the U.S. dollar index slipped.

Shares of Walmart fell as the largest U.S. retailer began its investor meeting Tuesday. Comments from Walmart executives could offer indications on the overall financial health and spending patterns of U.S. consumers. The company said in February that high prices and weak demand for discretionary items could be headwinds.

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