NEW YORK -- Stock indexes were little changed in early trading Wednesday as mostly positive earnings in the technology sector were outweighed by disappointing news out of aircraft giant Boeing.
KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 30 points, or 0.2 percent, to 17,078 as of 10:07 a.m. Eastern. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose less than a point to 1,983 and the Nasdaq composite rose six points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,462.
BIG TECH: Apple reported higher quarterly profits after the market closed Tuesday, topping analysts' estimates. Sales of iPads slipped, but iPhone shipments increased 13 percent over a year earlier. Apple rose 83 cents, or 1 percent, to $95.56.
NEED A REPAIR MAN: Appliance maker Whirlpool fell $7.37, or 5 percent, to $135.70 after the company's earnings came in well short of analysts expectations. The company reported an adjusted profit of $2.62 per share compared with the $2.88 expected by analysts,
NO LIFT: Boeing reported a 52 percent jump in quarterly profits, but still investors weren't impressed. Boeing lost fell $3.18, or 2.5 percent, to $126.55, the biggest decline in the Dow.
BONDS AND OIL: Prices for U.S. government bonds rose. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note dipped to 2.45 percent from 2.47 percent late Tuesday. Benchmark U.S. crude oil rose 16 cents to $102.55 a barrel.
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