NEW YORK — A report of slowing manufacturing in the Northeastern U.S. is getting the stock market off to weak start.

Traders were also disappointed by news that Europe's economic slump continued, dragging France into a recession.

The Dow Jones industrial average was down 30 points at 15,186 shortly after the open bell Wednesday, a loss of 0.2 percent.

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