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US STOCKS-Dow, S&P fall for fifth day, but Alcoa up late
Reuters * S&P 500, Nasdaq fall below 50-day moving average * VIX up eight days in a row, longest streak in 9 years * Alcoa shares rise in extended trading after results * Apple briefly tops $ 600 bln market cap before falling * Dow down 1.7 pct, S&P off 1.7 pct … Wall Street sinks; Dow, Nasdaq fall more than 1.5% Worst loss for Dow this year as stocks slump again American economy face another tight week as US markets slip |