U.S. Stocks Fall After Debt Deal as IBM, Goldman Tumble

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2013. U.S. stocks fell, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index came within four points of a record, as investors assessed the effects of the budget standoff and International Business Machines Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. tumbled amid declining revenues. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg