US stocks open lower. Dow down for the 8 of 9 trading days in May.

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The Dow industrial average is lower as Disney shares slump and concerns about regional banking indices have traders worried about a harder landing. The KRE regional bank indexes trading down -2.78% with PacWest Bancorp shares down -28.78% at $4.33. The low price last week reached $2.48 before bouncing up to $7.50 on Monday.

The NASDAQ index is trading above and below unchanged (now lower). The S&P is lower.

A snapshot of the market is currently showing:

• Dow industrial average is trading down -267.67 points or -0.80% at 33263.67. Disney shares are trading down $7.41 or -7.33% at $93.70.
• S&P index is down -17.51 points or -0.42% at 4120.12
• NASDAQ index is a down -20.79 points or -0.17% at 12285.65

Google is fighting back against Microsoft's lead in AI. Microsoft shares are down -1.71%. Alphabet shares are up 3.02% in early trading. Yesterday Alphabet had their developers conference, and investors were impressed by their push into AI.

Looking at the US yield curve, yields are lower across the board and trading near session lows. The U.S. Treasury will auction off 30 year bonds at 1 PM ET today:

• 2 year yield Yield A yield represents the earnings generated by an investment or security over a certain time period. Yields are typically displayed in percentage terms and are in the form of interest or dividends received from it.These figures do not include the price variations, which separates it from the total return. Consequently, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as A yield represents the earnings generated by an investment or security over a certain time period. Yields are typically displayed in percentage terms and are in the form of interest or dividends received from it.These figures do not include the price variations, which separates it from the total return. Consequently, a yield applies to various stated rates of return on stocks, fixed income instruments such as bonds, and other types of investment products.Yields can be calculated as a ratio or as Read this Term 3.816% -8.7 basis points
• 5 year yield 3.286% -8.6 basis points
• 10 year yield 3.349% -8.7 basis points
• 30 year yield 3.76% -7.3 basis points