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Lower start for Wall StreetInvestors wary as Fed gets ready to begin policy meeting to determine rates.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks eased at the start of trading Tuesday as investors watched the Federal Reserve policy meeting for signs that a rate cut could be coming. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.3 percent. The Nasdaq composite index eased 0.4 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down 0.3 percent. Among stocks in the news Tuesday: Merrill Lynch (Charts, Fortune 500), Procter & Gamble (Charts, Fortune 500), Colgate-Palmolive (Charts, Fortune 500), Avon Products (Charts, Fortune 500), Qwest Communications (Charts, Fortune 500) andLiz Claiborne (Charts, Fortune 500). |
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