The Dow Jones industrial average fell 43 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,501 as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped two points, or 0.1 percent, to 2,199. The Nasdaq composite was lower by 10 points, or 0.2 percent, at 5,081.
Shares of Wal-Mart fell 2.4 percent after the world's largest retailer reported a lower second-quarter profit and cut its earnings forecast for the year.
In U.S. government bond markets, prices fell, pushing up the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to 2.19 percent, roughly its level at the end of last week.
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AP