STOCKS FALL, BARELY: Buffeted by disappointing earnings reports, the Standard & Poor’s 500 slipped less than a point to 1,338, down 0.03 percent. The loss extended the broad index’s declines to a fourth straight day.

DOW’S DYNAMIC DUO: The Dow Jones industrial average went in the opposite direction, also by a small amount. The Dow rose 0.5 percent to 12,676. Helping the blue chip index were big earnings gains from Boeing and Caterpillar. The stock soared, contributing 24 points to the Dow, or nearly half of its gain for the day.

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