Wall Street falls as investors wait for signs of a rate hike

Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Wednesday as recent economic data fueled fears of a slowdown ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s annual conference this week.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 10.58 points, or 0.03%, to 32,899.01 points.

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index opened down 2.18 points, or 0.05%, to 4126.55, while the Nasdaq Composite Index fell 6.15 points, or 0.05%, to 12,375.15.