Stocks fall for a second week | China investment ban? | Investors done with IPOs?

Stocks are looking to end a volatile quarter with meager gains.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE FRI, SEP 27, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF FRI, SEP 27, 2019 • 04:01 ET DJIA 26823.17 -0.25% -67.95 S&P 500 2961.97 -0.53% -15.65 NASDAQ 7939.63 -1.13% -91.03   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG AAPL 218.82 -1.07 -0.49% MSFT 137.73 -1.81 -1.30% CSCO 48.84 +0.01 +0.02% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG MU 43.21 -5.39 -11.09% WFC 50.72 +1.85 +3.79% AMD 28.72 -0.75 -2.54% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG MU 43.21 -5.39 -11.09% AMD 28.72 -0.75 -2.54% CTRP 29.02 -0.79 -2.65% EDITOR'S NOTE We're coming up fast on the end of the third quarter and for all the ups and downs of the summer trading season, the Dow Jones Industrial Average shows a meager gain of less than 1%.   Now comes October, which is historically a volatile month.  Whether stocks bounce to the new highs they've almost achieved or fall back amid growing signs of an economic slowdown will likely depend on headlines as U.S. and China trade officials prepare to resume talks Oct. 10-11.   Stocks fell Friday on news that the Trump administration was deliberating plans to block U.S. investments in China, a move that could topple markets in both nations. The losses pushed the S&P 500 into the red for a second-straight week.   One sign equities are already looking wearing is a sagging market for initial public offerings.       Fitness platform provider Peloton, which priced at $29 a share on Thursday, fell below $25 on Friday.  Talent agency Endeavor, which was set to price Friday, canceled its IPO altogether.   Oil, already in decline amid slowing global economic growth, slid Friday after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani claimed that the U.S. offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for negotiations. President Donald Trump soon tweeted it wasn't true, but oil losses remain.   The week was even harder on bitcoin, which fell more than 22%.   One more trading day left and we can kiss a relatively flat third quarter goodbye. Depending on what October brings, we may miss it.   Enjoying the CNBC Evening Brief newsletter? Tell us how we're doing and what we can do better by filling out this simple survey. Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  Dow falls as US weighs limiting China investment White House deliberates block on all US investments in China At embattled Wells Fargo, a former Jamie Dimon protege finally takes over a big US bank Alibaba, other Chinese stocks drop on reports White House considering China investment limits Oil falls after Iran claims US offered to remove sanctions, Trump denies The recent problems with IPOs are changing the way people are looking at 'disruptor' companies Fed's Quarles says economy is 'solid' despite uncertainty around US trade policy Bitcoin nosedives 22% this week to its lowest level since June Sony and Disney reach a deal to continue Spider-Man movie partnership House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Attorney General William Barr has 'gone rogue'     TOP VIDEO Economy is clearly slowing: Wolfe Research's Milunovich   SPECIAL REPORTS These two market moves would cause bank stocks to 'skyrocket,' trader says The last time Square flashed this bearish sign, it rallied 24%   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS