The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Thursday was being yanked firmly lower in early trade as four of its components were under severe pressure. Shares of Apple Inc. , Goldman Sachs Group Inc. , Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc. were exacting a more-than 50-point toll on the Dow , which was down more than 100 points at last check, with those components representing the lion’s share of the fall. Wal-Mart’s share decline came even as the the giant retailer reported quarterly results that were better than expected but showed disappointing sales in its Sam’s Club unit. More broadly, the S&P 500 index was off 0.6% at 2,452, and the Nasdaq Composite Index was giving up 1% in early trade at 6,284.
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