Oct 14
Stocks meandered at the start as uncertainty over the quarterly results this week kept investors from building positions. Jittery investors, wanting to see more sings of an economic revival, sold off financial stocks after influential analyst Meredith Whitney downgraded shares of Goldman Sachs. Whitney also lowered her earnings outlook for Bank of America and Citigroup. Although late morning saw some strength, stocks struggled to stay afloat and ended the day mixed. Gains in commodity pr
