Wall Street dips as whistleblower report adds to investor caution

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 79.59 points, or 0.3%, to 26,891.12, the S&P 500 lost 7.25 points, or 0.24%, to 2,977.62 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 46.72 points, or 0.58%, to 8,030.66.

NEW YORK: U.S. stocks slipped on Thursday as the release of a whistleblower report tied to the Democrats' impeachment move against President Donald Trump kept uncertainty high, while trade comments from China's top diplomat helped to limit losses.

The S&P 500 briefly turned higher late in the session after China's state councilor and foreign minister said China was willing to buy more U.S. products. Wang Yi, in response to questions from Reuters, said the Trump administration had shown goodwill by waiving tariffs on many Chinese products.