Stocks open mostly lower, pulling Dow below latest its latest record high close
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The stock market is opening mostly lower after a ho-hum batch of reports on the U.S. economy.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 10 points, or 0.1 percent, to 18,213 in early trading Thursday.
The Standard & Poor's 500 index was down a point at 2,113. The Nasdaq composite edged up six points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,974.
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Claims for unemployment benefits edged higher last week, and prices paid by consumers rose last month, excluding energy and food.
The Dow notched its third record high close in a row Wednesday, and the Nasdaq is getting closer to its all-time closing high of 5,048.62 reached in March 2000.
Bond prices didn't move much. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note edged up to 1.99 percent from 1.97 percent late Wednesday.