Tue, 21 Aug 2012 14:27:38 GMT
U.S. stocks drop ahead of central bank meetings
U.S.
stocks tumbled on Monday, ahead of the Fed's policy meeting later this week,
and amid speculations that the ECB will take bold actions to lower borrowing costs for troubled nations in the
region. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.19%, to 13,250.58; the Standard & Poor 500 Index erased 0.27%,
to 1,414.34, while the Nasdaq Composite Index lost 0.35%, to 3,065.56. No
significant economic