LIVE Dow Opens Lower Ahead of Fed Comments Last Updated: Updated 30 min ago Stocks Are Falling. Investors Wait to Hear Latest Comments From the Fed. By Connor Smith Stocks dropped at the start of Monday's session as Wall Street digested the market's latest run and awaited updates on efforts in Congress to avert a government shutdown. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 140 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.1% after opening lower. The yield on the 2-year Treasury ...