US stocks are mixed before US Presidents speach: Dow 11,414.86 0.00 0.00%, Nasdaq 2,551 +2.09 +0.08%, S&P 1,198 -1.00 -0.08%
08.09.2011 17:26:00
Investors waited for President Barack Obama and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke to discuss the economy.
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Boeing Co. (BA) dropped more than 2 percent for the biggest declines in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Dollar General Corp. (DG) slumped 4.3 percent after saying that holders will sell 25 million shares.
Technology companies in the S&P 500 advanced as Cisco Systems Inc. +2.4% and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) +0.9%.