STOCKS FALL: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY, QQQ)

Markets slipped a bit today, but they continue to be a handful of points from their all-time highs. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 15,545.7, -73.0, -0.4% S&P 500: 1,756.5, -6.7, -0.3% NASDAQ: 3,919.7, -10.9, -0.2% And now the top stories: The big economic news of the day definitely came from Chicago where the regional PMI exploded to 65.9 in October from 55.7 in September. This is the highest reading since March 2011 and the biggest jump in 30 years. "The government might have shut down but Chic...