Investors were sizing up the latest company earnings and economic data while looking ahead to an evening speech by President Donald Trump to both houses of Congress. Investors are anxiously awaiting Trump's first speech to a joint session of Congress later Tuesday and in particular will be seeking more clarity on tax cuts, infrastructure spending and other business friendly policies. Perrigo slumped 11.2 percent after investors reacted to several disclosures by the Irish drugmaker, including that it has agreed to sell its royalty rights to a multiple sclerosis drug for as much as $2.85 billion. Target plunged 13.2 percent after the retail chain's latest quarterly profit fell short of Wall Street's forecasts. Online brokers were posting sharp declines after Fidelity announced a cut in trading commissions. The increase in the gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic health, represented a significant slowdown from 3.5 percent growth recorded in the third quarter. Earlier in Asia, Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index trimmed strong earlier gains to finish less than 0.1 percent higher.