Wall Street faltered today, sending stocks sharply lower as investors locked in their gains from the recent rally and waited to see if the Federal Reserve would lower interest rates again.

Renewed anxiety about the possibility of more terror attacks pressured Wall Street today, resulting in a mixed finish for the market despite some better-than-expected results from Boeing.

Wall Street found some stability today, leaving stocks barely changed following the sell-off last week that sent the major indexes to some of their lowest levels of the year.