US stocks open lower. Nasdaq down for the 3rd day

The US stocks have opened lower with the Nasdaq NASDAQ The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass The Nasdaq Stock Market or NASDAQ is an American stock exchange. It trails only the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in market capitalization and is part of a network of stock markets and options exchanges.Launched back in 1971, NASDAQ is the acronym for the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. Since then it is known simply as NASDAQ and has become one of the most influential exchanges worldwide.The NASDAQ was the world’s first electronic stock market, and has since ass Read this Term down for the 3rd day in a row. The Dow and S&P both moved higher yesterday and have been up four of the last five trading days. The Russell 2000 is also lower today.

A snapshot of the market a few minutes into the opening currently shows:

• Dow industrial average -79 points -0.25% at 31907
• S&P index -25 points at -0.64% 3941.37
• NASDAQ index -136 points or -1.17% at 11644.38
• Russell 2000-13.81 points or -0.76% at 1803.82

Walmart has shares are trading down $10.60 or -8.03% at $121.51 after warning about growth going forward. Coca-Cola is trading up $0.92 or 1.48% at $63.05 after reporting better earnings Earnings A company’s earnings represent its profits or net benefits as a result of its operation.Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings can be calculated as EBIT, i.e. earnings before interest and taxes, and EBITDA, i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.Earnings are valuable tools for investors of company shares as they can often highlight a company’s financial standing and performance. Better performances can result in strengthened share price A company’s earnings represent its profits or net benefits as a result of its operation.Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation's operation. Earnings can be calculated as EBIT, i.e. earnings before interest and taxes, and EBITDA, i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.Earnings are valuable tools for investors of company shares as they can often highlight a company’s financial standing and performance. Better performances can result in strengthened share price Read this Term. Shopify took the opportunity to also warn about slower consumer growth and is trading down $5.60 or -15.21% at $31.13. Amazon, another part consumer company is down $-3.65 or -3.03% at $117.46.

McDonald's is trading down $1 or -0.40% $249.46. Earnings-per-share beat, but revenues were lower than expectations. A personal note, while traveling to California recently to Egg McMuffin meals with a large coffee cost $21. HMMMM. Are consumers balking at the high prices?