U.S. Stocks Decline as China, Ukraine Overshadow Economy

U.S. stocks fell, erasing gains after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index approached a record, as weaker-than-forecast data from China and tension in Ukraine overshadowed reports showing an improving American economy. Dollar General Corp. slipped 3.4 percent as it forecast first-quarter earnings below analyst estimates. Amazon.com Inc.

climbed 1.2 percent as the world's largest Internet retailer