Stocks continue their choppy trade, with the Dow recovering to a slight
gain while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 post modest losses.
The financial sector (-1.9%) is a laggard. Goldman Sachs (GS 92.02,
-1.55), which underperformed yesterday, is again under selling
pressure. Health insurer Aetna (AET 24.76, -3.04) is down 11% after
the company reported in-line third quarter earnings, but issued
downside guidance for fiscal year 2008.
The dollar continues to tumble, now down 2.5%. Meanwhile, commodities rally 4.6%.