Article: The Chicago Tribune Bill Barnhart Market Report column.

Byline: Bill Barnhart, Chicago Tribune

Dec. 28--Corporate profits are ending the year with a strong head of steam, Standard and Poor's estimated Tuesday. Wall Street responded with a broad sell-off. Go figure. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 105.50 points, to 10,777.77, the biggest daily decline since late October. Only two of the 30 Dow industrials--General Motors and DuPont--posted gains. Among the Dow blue chips, Exxon Mobil, 3M and American Express led the selling. The broader Standard & Poor's 500 index dropped 12.12, to 1256.54. All of the 10 major S&P 500 industry sectors fell. The Nasdaq composite index lost 22.53, to ...

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