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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks sold off early Tuesday after three Dow components issued disappointing earnings and forecasts.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell nearly 180 points, while the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq shed between 1% and 1.3%. Even with the sharp declines, all three indexes are still up between 8% and 15% this year.
With no data on the U.S. economy Tuesday, investors were focused on the latest quarterly reports from Corporate America.
Shares of DuPont (DD, Fortune 500) fell 8% after the Dow component reported weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings and announced plans to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide. Another Dow component, United Technologies (UTX, Fortune 500), reported better-than-expected earnings but missed on revenue and lowered its revenue forecast for next year.
Economic bellwether and Dow component 3M (MMM, Fortune 500)reported earnings that were in line with forecasts, but the company missed revenue estimates and pulled back on its guidance.
UPS (UPS, Fortune 500), another economic bellwether, reported results that were roughly in line with expectations.
Related: Facebook earnings will spotlight mobile
After the bell, Facebook (FB) and Netflix (NFLX) will release their reports.
Analysts at S&P Capital IQ predict third-quarter earnings for companies in the S&P 500 will grow by just 0.04% overall this quarter, the worst since the third quarter of 2009.
In addition to the earnings news, Apple (AAPL, Fortune 500) is expected to unveil its iPad mini at an event in California at 1 p.m. ET.
Stocks were under pressure ahead of the lackluster earnings Tuesday morning, as news surrounding Spain unnerved investors.
The euro fell below the key $1.30 level after ratings agency Moody's downgraded five of Spain's regional governments, including Catalonia -- the largest. And the gross domestic product for Spain, which has been mired in recession for months, fell by 0.4% in the third quarter from the second quarter, according to data released Tuesday from the Bank of Spain.
European stocks were lower in midday trading. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.4%, the DAX in Germany lost 1.9% and France's CAC 40 declined 1.8%.
U.S. stocks closed a choppy session little changed on Monday.
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World Markets: Asian markets closed mixed. The Shanghai Composite slid 0.6% and Japan's Nikkei was little changed. The Hong Kong exchange was closed for a holiday.
Companies: Yahoo (YHOO, Fortune 500) shares rose 4% after the company's third-quarter earnings handily beat estimates late Monday.
Shares of hard drive maker Western Digital Corporation (WDC, Fortune 500) slumped 5%, after the company offered weak guidance for the upcoming quarter, citing weakness in the PC industry.
Currencies and commodities: The dollar rose against the British pound, but fell versus the Japanese yen.
Oil for December delivery sank $1.70 to $86.95 a barrel - its lowest level since July.
Gold futures for December delivery fell $15.50 to $1,711.10 an ounce.
Bonds: The price on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury edged higher, pushing the yield down to 1.77% from 1.80% late Monday.
First Published: October 23, 2012: 9:41 AM ET
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