Why These 2 Blue Chip Stocks Went Opposite Ways Tuesday

After a brief pause on Monday, the stock market resumed its downward trend on Tuesday. Blue chip stocks joined the parade of companies releasing their latest earnings results, and a couple of the most well known saw their stocks make very different moves. American Express (NYSE: AXP) made its shareholders happy with its latest news, but General Electric (NYSE: GE) gave up ground and reminded investors that the industrial conglomerate still has a long way to go before it can fully restructure itself.