NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping in early trading on Wall Street despite some positive news on the economy.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 70 points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,542 after the first few minutes of trading Tuesday.

The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell three points, or 0.2 percent, to 1,704. The Nasdaq composite fell five points, or 0.2 percent, to 3,687.

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