Money | stock market Dow Jones Fails to Reach 20K Thursday Thanks to retailers losing ground By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Dec 22, 2016 3:11 PM CST Copied Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) Stocks are ending slightly lower on Wall Street as a number of retailers lose ground, the AP reports. Bed Bath & Beyond slumped 9% Thursday after reporting weak results, while Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba is down after US regulators again sanctioned the company for sales of counterfeit goods. Software company Red Hat plunged 14% after reporting weak results. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 23 points, or 0.1%, to 19,918. The Standard & Poor's 500 index lost 4 points, or 0.2%, at 2,260. The Nasdaq composite fell 24 points, or 0.4%, to 5,447. Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 2.55%. Read These Next New Fox star, 23, misses first day after car troubles. Iran's supreme leader makes first public comments since ceasefire. Man accused of killing his daughters might be dead. Her blood isn't compatible with anyone else's. Report an error