The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 29.92 points, or 0.31 percent, to 9,712.28. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell 3.53 points, or 0.33 percent, to 1,057.08. The Nasdaq Composite Index shed 1.62 points, or 0.08 percent, to 2,122.42. U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday after a surprising contraction in an index of Midwest business activity. [...]
October 1, 2009
