Stock market today: Wall Street drifts on signals of solid US economy, worries about DC uncertainty
- U.S. Stocks are drifting as the S&P 500 fell 0.4% amid uncertainty regarding President Donald Trump's trade policies affecting the market.
- Barry Bannister, chief equity strategist at Stifel, noted that a drop of over 10% from the all-time high is due to prices climbing faster than profits.
- Sales of previously occupied homes and manufacturing growth exceeded economists' expectations, providing some market support.
- The yield on the 10-year Treasury fell to 4.23% from 4.25% amid signals of a solid U.S. Economy, as mentioned by the Federal Reserve.
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