Wall St. lower as Fed sets stage for Dec rate hike

It was the last Fed decision before next week's presidential election between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, a race that appears to be increasingly close. "There’s election uncertainty out there as well as the Fed uncertainty," said John Canally, investment strategist and economist for LPL Financial in Boston. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 52.32 points, or 0.29 percent, to 17,984.78, the S&P 500 lost 11.29 points, or 0.53 percent, to 2,100.43 and the Nasd