U.S. stocks finished lower Wednesday as Wal-Mart cut its growth outlook and as a key report from the Federal Reserve offered a muted look at growth. The slide in stocks marked the first consecutive losses for the main indexes in October after a stretch of gains helped markets shake off a late-August slump. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost about 157 points, or 0.9%, to 16,924, while the S&P 500 shed roughly 9 points, or 0.5%, to 1,994. The Nasdaq Composite was about 13 points, or 0.3%, lower to 4,782.
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