Stocks were slipping Tuesday in the last trading session of a year that has seen double-digit gains for each of the three major Wall Street indexes.These stocks were making moves Tuesday:Super Micro Computer was down 1.

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A few stocks have had a bumpier ride than others, though. Super Micro Computer, which fell 4.3% in morning trading Monday, topped the list of S&P 500’s most volatile stocks in 2024. With the year the artificial intelligence server maker has had,