While you were sleeping IBM, Goldman Sachs fall short

While you were sleeping IBM, Goldman Sachs fall short
By Margreet Dietz Oct. 18 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street was mixed amid disappointing earnings from companies including IBM, Goldman Sachs and eBay, and a last-minute deal by US lawmakers that ends the government shutdown and lifts the debt ceiling for now. The agreement funds the government through Jan. 15, 2014, and extends its borrowing capacity through Feb. 7. In late morning trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.36 percent. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index eked out a 0.09 percent gain, while the Nasdaq Composite Ind...