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The Closing Bell: Stock Market Loses Ground, With Tech And Consumer Staples Leading The Skid
FYI: U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with major indexes dropping in a broad decline as investors digested a fresh round of corporate earnings.
While results have largely come in ahead of expectations thus far this reporting season, there have been some disappointments, and others haven’t produced the kind of blowout results seen necessary to continue pushing shares higher from elevated levels.