 ABC News | Stocks Edge Lower as Budget Talks Continue ABC News Stocks were edging lower on Wall Street in midday trading Tuesday as budget talks continued in Washington. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 14 points to 12,952 as of 1:01 p.m. Eastern. The Standard and Poor's 500 was down four points at 1,405. Stocks Hover Near Line Stocks little changed on Wall Street as budget talks to avoid the fiscal ... Stocks open flat on fiscal cliff paralysis |
