U.S. stocks edged lower Monday after retaliatory strikes against Afghani targets

U.S. stocks edged lower Monday after retaliatory strikes against Afghani targets raised worries about the length of a war and the prospect of more terrorism. Stocks, which fell sharply following the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, advanced during the last two weeks. But the market this month faces a dismal batch of third-quarter profit reports. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 51.76 points to 9,068.01, while the Nasdaq composite index gained 0.65 point to 1,605.95. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slid 8.94 to 1,062.44.

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