U.S. stocks fall after lackluster earnings, data (MarketWatch)
Stocks lose ground as disappointing earnings and reports on the consumer and housing industry rattle investor confidence about the pace of the economic recovery.

Stocks Fall Amid Weak Earnings; Pfizer Jumps (at CNBC)
Stocks pulled back Tuesday after a round of disappointing earnings and economic reports raised investors concerns about the strength of the economy. Pfizer rose, but P&G fell.

Wall Street falls on P&G and data (Reuters)
Stocks fell on Tuesday after disappointing results from Dow component Procter & Gamble and weak economic data, but a bullish profit and outlook from Pfizer, the world s largest drugmaker, helped limit losses.

Energy Stocks: Energy stocks flatten, but Baker Hughes weighs (at MarketWatch)
Energy stocks give back some gains from the previous session, as Baker Hughes s decline weighs on oil-service shares.

UPDATE – Dow Chemical profit misses estimates, shrs plunge (at Reuters)
* Q2 adjusted EPS $0.54 vs Street view $0.56 * Revenue up 20.3 percent, below Street view * Plant outages reduced EPS by 7 cents

Retail Stocks: Retail stocks drop, led by OfficeMax, Coach (at MarketWatch)
Retail stocks fall in early activity after No. 3 U.S. office-supplies retailer OfficeMax Inc. cuts its sales outlook for the year against a still persistently high unemployment rate.

Energy Stocks: Energy stocks drop, weighed by Baker Hughes (at MarketWatch)
Energy stocks give back some gains from the previous session, as Baker Hughes s decline weighs on oil-service shares.

US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Market slips further after orders, home sales (at Reuters)
U.S. stocks extended losses on Tuesday after data showed contracts for pending home resales fell to a record low and factory orders declined more than expected in June.

The Blog Jezebel Is Not Afraid to Pick a Fight
In its usual controversial tone, Jezebel, a blog for women, garnered more than 211,000 page views on a post calling “The Daily Show” sexist.

UPDATE 2-Couche-Tard extends takeover offer for Casey’s

* Couche-Tard shares up as much as 4 percent
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