MW: U.S. stocks begin little changed; earnings ahead
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks began mildly lower Tuesday as Wall Street looked to quarterly results from Alcoa Inc. AA +0.71% , with the aluminum producer expected to report a rebound from year-ago losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.14% fell 28.91 points to 13,355.38. The S&P 500 index SPX -0.10% shed 3.35 points to 1,458.54. The Nasdaq Composite COMP +0.08% lost less than 1 point to 3,098.09.