MW: U.S. stocks decline at the open amid lowered forecasts
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks started lower Tuesday after Toll Brothers Inc. and InterContinental Hotels Group noted downturns in the last month and American Express Co. converted into a bank to get speedier access to U.S. government cash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 153.88 points to 8,716.66. The S&P 500 ) declined 18.09 points to 901.12, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 26.06 points to 1,590.68.
