Stocks were running lower. By midmorning the Nasdaq was off 2.41 and the Dow was down 35.62. Asia: The Nikkei returned from a long holiday to face a 2.3 percent loss. The Hang Seng dropped 0.4 percent. Europe: Slight losses in Britain (0.29 percent), France (0.07 percent), and Germany (0.04 percent).
Market Update
Stocks were running lower. By midmorning the Nasdaq was off 2.41 and the Dow was down 35.62. Asia: The Nikkei returned from a long holiday to face a 2.3 percent loss. The Hang Seng dropped 0.4 percent. Europe: Slight losses in Britain (0.29 percent), France (0.07 percent), and Germany (0.04 percent).
