US stocks open lower in slide from records By: CNBC.com News November 12, 2014 at 09:30 AM EST U.S. stocks opened lower on Wednesday as investors mulled the slowdown in Europe's economy and earnings from Macy's and other retailers. Read More >> Related Stocks: Applied Materials Beazer Homes USA Cisco Systems Flowers Foods IAMGOLD Corporation J C Penney Company Inc Kohl's Corp Macy's Manulife Financial Corporation NetApp Nordstrom Pinnacle Foods Inc Sentinelone Inc Cl A Via Renewables Inc Cl A Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.