The major indexes are starting the fourth quarter with a whimper. All three of the major indexes (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) opened in the red on Tuesday, though both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at record highs on Monday.

Morning Brief anchor Brad Smith and Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre break down the action at the open.

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This post was written by Stephanie Mikulich.