US Stocks Fall as Salesforce and IBM Drag Down Dow

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.8% in morning trading, led by declines in Salesforce (-4%) and IBM (-3%), which combined to drag the index down by 92 points. Other Dow components, including Home Depot, Boeing, and Microsoft, also traded lower. The decline was broad-based and occurred despite the index's relatively stable performance in recent days.