U.S. stocks open lower after economy's growth rate slows in fourth quarter
U.S. stocks slipped Thursday morning after a reading of fourth-quarter GDP came weaker than previous readings but hotter than Wall Street estimates. The report comes as stocks had been under pressure after denuclearization talks between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un broke down. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.07% was flat at 25,982, the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.17% declined by 0.1% at 2,789, while the Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.33% retreated 0.
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