Stocks retreat at openA day after biggest Dow gain in nearly 5 years, markets ease in initial trades.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks slid at the start of trading Tuesday, a day after a huge rally, as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's decision on interest rates. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.6 percent. The Nasdaq composite index lost 0.5 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was 0.6 percent lower. Among stocks in the news Tuesday morning: Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500), Apple (Charts, Fortune 500), Tyco International (Charts), American Express (Charts, Fortune 500), Tenet Healthcare (Charts, Fortune 500) and Harrah's Entertainment (Charts, Fortune 500). |
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