US STOCKS-Wall St falls after GDP; Fed minutes on tap
* Q3 GDP grows but pace is slower than expected
* Nov. FOMC minutes due at 2 p.m. (1900 GMT)
* Indexes down: Dow 0.4 pct, S&P 0.3 pct, Nasdaq 0.5 pct
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(Updates to midday)
By Angela Moon
NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, with the Dow coming off its 13-month high, after data showed the economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in the third quarter.
Gross domestic product expanded 2.8 percent rather than the 3.5 percent pace the government estimated last month and the 2.9 percent forecast by economists polled by Reuters.
While the economy expanded after contracting for four straight quarters, investors are looking for more robust growth to justify additional stock gains after a 22 percent rise in the S&P 500 this year. Continued...
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