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Empresas y finanzas

Wall Street slips as Bernanke backs off


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks fell on Thursday as Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke backed off hints that additional near-term stimulus could be on the way, removing a possible catalyst from a market already facing plenty of obstacles.

    The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 54.49 points, or 0.44 percent, to end unofficially at 12,437.12. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index lost 8.84 points, or 0.67 percent, to finish unofficially at 1,308.88. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell 34.25 points, or 1.22 percent, to close unofficially at 2,762.67.

    (Reporting by Chuck Mikolajczak; Editing by Jan Paschal)