Stock market today: Wall Street opens weaker, giving back some of November’s big gains

News Snapshot:

BANGKOK — Stocks are opening slightly lower on Wall Street, giving back some of their big gains from a rally so far this month. The early weakness Thursday followed some unnerving profit forecasts from big companies, but hopes for a “Goldilocks” outcome that’s just right for markets are still rising following more signals that the economy is slowing. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% early Thursday. The Dow fell 67 points, and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.2%. Walmart tumbled 7.3% after it warned that shoppers began pulling back on spending late last month. Cisco Systems dropped 12% after giving weaker-than-expected...