Markets Right Now: Retailers pull US stocks broadly lower

NEW YORK — The Latest on global financial markets (all times local): 11:45 a.m. U.S. stock indexes are falling in midday trading, a day after their biggest gain in two months. Consumer stocks plunged Wednesday after Macy’s slashed its profit forecast and reported a steep drop in earnings. Macy’s dropped 13 percent. Office Depot sank […]