Ahead of the Bell: Sterne Agee downgrades Intel

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks were slightly lower on Friday as investors were pulled in a tug-of-war between strong domestic data and continued concerns about Europe’s debt crisis. The U.S. economy added 200,000 jobs in December, topping forecasts, and the jobless rate fell to 8.5 percent, a near three-year low. The data …