KEEPING SCORE: The Standard & Poor's 500 index slipped seven points, or 0.4 percent, to 1,912 as of 10:04 a.m. Eastern time. The Dow Jones industrial average slid 69 points, or 0.4 percent, to 16,212, and the Nasdaq composite fell 36 points, or 0.8 percent, to 4,583.