Dow Ends Day Down 23

S&P 500, Nasdaq also down
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Oct 29, 2015 3:13 PM CDT
Dow Ends Day Down 23
Traders Dudley Devine, left, Robert Arciero, cetner, and Robert Oswald gather at a post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015. Stocks are edging lower Thursday morning, giving back some of the gains they made the day before. The U.S. government said economic growth in...   (Richard Drew)

Stocks are closing slightly lower after the US government said economic growth slowed more than expected in the summer. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 23 points, or 0.1%, to 17,756 Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell a point to 2,089. The Nasdaq composite gave up 21 points, or 0.4%, to 5,074.

Companies including Buffalo Wild Wings and camera maker GoPro plunged Thursday after reporting weak earnings. The drug company Allergan rose sharply after it confirmed it has held talks with rival Pfizer about a sale. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.17%. (More Dow Jones stories.)

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