Stocks open lower on Wall Street as earnings start to flow

Stocks are easing lower in early trading on Wall Street as investors absorb the latest round of company earnings reports. The S&P 500 was off 0.2% in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday, pulling futher below the record high it set on Friday. Banks and tech companies had some of the biggest losses in the early going. Among companies reporting their latest results, United Airlines slumped after reporting a loss that was wider than analysts were expecting, and drugmaker Abbott fell after reporting revenue that fell short of forecasts. European markets were lower and Asian markets ended mixed. Treasury yields held steady.