US Stocks fell as data showed business activity expanded at the slowest pace since November 2009 and Spain’s economy entered into a recession.
Company news:
NYSE Euronext (NYX) slumped 4.9 percent after reporting a 44 percent drop in earnings.
Barnes & Noble (BKS) Inc. soared 62 percent after Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) said it will invest $300 million in a venture with the bookstore chain.