US open: Stocks head south amid earnings flurry, ongoing Middle East tensions
As of 1525 BST, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.34% at 49,321.98, while the S&P 500 shed 0.22% to 7,122.41 and the Nasdaq Composite came out of the gate 0.51% weaker at 24,532.42. The Dow opened 168.05 points higher on Thursday, reclaiming …