Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Wall Street drops at open on profit woes

(Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell after building materials maker USG Corp. raised concerns about the housing slump, while chemical company DuPont Co. put a damper on the earnings reporting season with results that missed estimates.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 77.71 points, or 0.56 percent, at 13,865.71. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index


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