{"id":34351,"date":"2012-09-18T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-lower-in-early-trading-3\/34350\/"},"modified":"2012-09-18T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T10:22:00","slug":"stocks-lower-in-early-trading-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-lower-in-early-trading-3\/34351\/","title":{"rendered":"Stocks Lower in Early Trading"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>U.S. stocks edged lower on Tuesday during early trading hours, taking cue from global equities as investors\u2019 risk appetite shrunk amid rising uncertainty over Spain\u2019s sovereign bailout and simmering tensions between China and Japan while FedEx Corp.\u2019s (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=FDX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: FDX<\/a>) gloomy outlook also weighed on Wall Street sentiment.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-34351\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/dowjones\/today.aspx\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average Index slipped 0.06% to 13544.97; the <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nasdaq\/today.aspx\">Nasdaq<\/a> Composite Index edged down 0.20% to 3172.44 while the <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/sp500\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"snp500 today\">S&amp;P 500<\/a> Index fell 0.25% to 1457.61<\/p>\n<p>Earlier today, a data release by U.S. Commerce Department showed that current account deficit contracted to $117.40 billion in the second quarter even as analysts\u2019 consensual estimate was for gap of $125.5 billion.<\/p>\n<p>In some corporate news, shares of global shipping giant FedEx slumped in early trading hours as the company slashed its earnings outlook for both current quarter and fiscal 2013. The company said that ongoing global macroeconomic uncertainty and falling ocean freight volume prompted to cut its earnings outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Advanced Micro Devices (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: AMD<\/a>)\u00a0plunged on Tuesday after the chipmaker announced that CFO, Thomas Seifert, is resigning from the company. Mr. Seifert joined the company in 2009.<\/p>\n<p>Automaker Ford (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: F<\/a>) is expected to launch its redesigned 2013 Fusion. First launched in 2005, the Fusion went on to become Ford\u2019s best selling model.<\/p>\n<p>Shares of Apple Inc (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AAPL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASDAQ: APPL<\/a>) slid on Tuesday after crossing $700 mark on Monday in aftermarket trading.\u00a0 Apple, world\u2019s most valuable company, announced on Monday that it received overwhelming response for its iPhone5 and initial inventory level was sold-out due to very strong preorders.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, all leading benchmark indexes were trading in red territory with Pan European Stoxx 600 Index down 0.51% and Spain\u2019s IBEX 35 plunging 1.35%, at last check.<\/p>\n<p>In Germany, the economic expectation index climbed for September after falling for five successive months; nevertheless, the reading was short of economists\u2019 expectations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130617105337\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.4\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=www2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fstocks-lower-in-early-trading-19%2F34351&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; *\/\n\t<\/script>\n\n\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n\n\n<script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130617105337js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> \n\n\n\n\n<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->\n\n\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script>\n<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n\n\n\n\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gamestop-shares-upgraded-gme\/45233\">\nGameStop Shares Upgraded (GME)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-end-lower-16\/45225\">\nStocks End Lower<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-settle-higher-silver-prices-also-gain-23\/45222\">\nGold Prices Settle Higher; Silver Prices Also Gain<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-trade-lower\/45220\">\nStocks Trade Lower<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/restoration-tops-q1-estimates-lift-fy-guidance-rh\/45217\">\nRestoration Tops Q1 Estimates, Lift FY Guidance (RH)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-slightly-lower-in-early-trading\/45214\">\nStocks Slightly Lower in Early Trading<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-yen-gains-against-the-u-s-dollar-2\/45212\">\nForex Market Update: Yen Gains against the U.S. Dollar<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<hr>\n\n\n\n\n\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n\n\n<tr>\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130617105337im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n\n\n\n\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n\nEd Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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