The stock market fell on Wednesday as a poor earnings report from Macy's cast doubt on the outlook for consumer spending, a vital component of the U.S. economy.
Other department store stocks also fell.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 113 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5% -- again settling far below the benchmark 1,700 level -- and the Nasdaq composite shed 0.4%.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/markets/2013/08/14/stocks-wednesday/2651407/
