Dow closes 170 pts lower as chip stock sell off continues
US stocks ended mixed on Tuesday as investors assessed third-quarter earnings from major banks and continued selling memory chip stocks following a sharp decline in South Korea’s equity market. The S&P 500 finished nearly flat, slipping 0.02% to 7,805.83, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.15% to 27,203.53. The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.33%, or
