US stocks slide for a second day as earnings loom

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening lower for a second day in a row as investors position themselves for corporate earnings reports.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 95 points, or 0.6 percent, to 16,928 in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday. Goldman Sachs and Boeing fell the most in the index.

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