Dow finishes down 69 points; Apple's 3% decline weighs on tech sector

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
U.S. stocks fell for a second day Thursday, pushing the Nasdaq Composite into the loss column for the week, as uncertainty over Europe and disappointing jobless claims overcame cheer over corporate results
"At this stage, this is just a symptom and not a disease," said Laurence Creatura, porfolio manager at Federated Investors, of the weekly data on applications for unemployment benefits
"But this afternoon investors aren't giving the market the benefit of the doubt."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 68.65 points, or 0.5%, to 12,964.10
The S&P 500 fell 8.22 points, or 0.6%, to 1,376.92
The Nasdaq Composite lost 23.89 points, or 0.8%, to 3,007.56