Slippery start for stocksU.S. markets pull back on concerns about economy, interest rates.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks retreated early Wednesday amid continuing concern about the state of the nation's economy ahead of reports this week on employment and the service sector. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped 0.3 percent. The Nasdaq composite index slid 0.5 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was 0.4 percent lower. Among stocks in the news Wednesday: Verizon Communications (Charts, Fortune 500), Microsoft (Charts, Fortune 500), P.F. Chang's China Bistro (Charts), ConocoPhillips (Charts, Fortune 500), ImClone Systems (Charts) and Panera Bread (Charts). |
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