Stocks ease downwardU.S. markets open lower on interest rate concerns, Microsoft ruling.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks were slightly lower at the start of trading Monday amid concerns about the economy, interest rates and Microsoft. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.2 percent. The Nasdaq composite index was down 0.3 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped 0.2 percent. Among stocks in the news early Monday: General Motors (Charts, Fortune 500), Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500), EDO (Charts), National City (Charts, Fortune 500),Marsh & McLennan (Charts, Fortune 500) and Leap Wireless International (Charts). |
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