Stocks, dollar fall after weak U.S. durables data, earnings

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock indexes fell on Tuesday following disappointing U.S. corporate earnings results and an unexpected decline in U.S. durable goods orders, while the dollar also retreated. All three major U.S. stock indexes were down more than 1 percent in midday trading. Shares of Microsoft, down 9.1 percent, and Caterpillar, down nearly 8 percent, were among the biggest drags on U.S. stocks. Microsoft's results showed the main engine of its historic