FILE - This July 15, 2013, file photo, shows a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Global stocks were mostly lower Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, following Wall Street's tumble but China rebounded after unexpectedly strong manufacturing eased fears of an economic slowdown. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) (The Associated Press)
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks are opening lower following disappointing economic news and U.S.-led airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 47 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,125 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 fell seven points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,986. The Nasdaq dropped 19 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,508.
CarMax fell 7 percent after reporting earnings that didn't meet analysts' expectations.
European markets fell after a closely watched gauge of business activity in the eurozone fell to a nine-month low in September. France's CAC 40 index fell 1.8 percent and the FTSE 100 in Britain fell 1.7 percent.
Bond prices rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note fell to 2.55 percent.
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