The Dow Jones edged lower in afternoon trades Tuesday as yields remained in record high territory. Election fears added volatility to the mix as Nvidia and Tesla fell.
The S&P 500 slipped by less than 0.1% on Tuesday, Oct. 22, as the markets digested a mixed bag of corporate earnings reports.
Microsoft buoyed the major indexes, but there aren't a lot of actionable stocks right now. McDonald's dived late on an E. coli outbreak. Elon Musk's post-earnings comments will be key.