tarabird/iStock/ThinkStock(NEW YORK) — Stocks moved lower, to end the month, as investors assessed the latest batch of company earnings.
The Dow closed down 55 points, the NASDAQ fell a fraction and the S&P gave up 5 points.
Energy stocks were among the biggest losers. Exxon and Chevron dragged the Dow down more than 50 points.
Healthcare stocks, however, were among the biggest gainers.
Companies may be hiring, but they’re not necessarily paying the workers they already had, more money. The government says wages and benefits grew just two-tenths of a percent this past spring, the slowest pace in 27 years.
Some real life heroes rang the closing bell on the New York Stock Exchange – New York City firefighters to mark the department’s 150th anniversary.
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