 San Francisco Chronicle | Stocks end lower as 'cliff' talks drag on USA TODAY NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks ended modestly lower Wednesday as talks aimed at averting a "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and government spending cuts hit a lull. The Dow Jones industrial average ended down 98.99 points, 0.74%, 13,251.97. The broader ... Stocks sink as budget deadline nears; Dow off 99 US stocks lower as 'fiscal cliff' looms US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Wall Street ends lower as 'cliff' talks sour |
