"Stocks Slip as Wall Street Awaits Nvidia Earnings and Fed Minutes"

The stock market opened lower as investors await the release of Federal Reserve meeting minutes and Nvidia earnings, with interest rate expectations and the impact of artificial intelligence on investing being key market narratives. European stocks fell, led by declines in U.K. banking and mining stocks, while technology stocks drove the broader market's decline. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.4%, the S&P 500 was down 0.1%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.1%. Investors are also monitoring the 10-year U.S. Treasury note yield, which ticked down to 4.26%, and the release of the Federal Open Market Committee's meeting minutes for insights into the central bank's stance on inflation and interest rates.