U.S. stocks extend longest down streak since May

NEW YORK (MarketWatch)
U.S. stock indexes on Thursday extended their longest losing streak in nearly eight weeks as investors worried about global growth, corporate outlooks and the inability of politicians in Europe as well as Washington to implement fiscal policy
"All eyes are on Washington to offer up a credible program soon to be helpful on a number of fronts. And all eyes are on Europe to do basically the same thing locally," said Jim Russell, chief equity strategist for U.S. Bank Wealth Management
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 31.26 points, or 0.3%, to close at 12,573.27
The S&P 500 fell 6.69 points, or 0.5%, to 1,334.76
The Nasdaq Composite slid 21.79 points, or 0.85, to 2,866.19
Both the Dow and the S&P 500 extended their fall into a sixth day, while the Nasdaq dropped for a fifth session