Worse-than-expected Economic Data Thwarts Rally
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NEW YORK (AP) — The problem with rising expectations is they get tougher to beat.
Investors broke the stock market's four-day rally and sold off after data on the services industry and factory orders came in below forecasts. Factory orders actually rose in April, but the report disappointed investors who anticipated a larger increase.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 66 points, or 0.8 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 1.4 percent. The Nasdaq composite index, which has been outperforming the other indicators this year, fell just 0.6 percent. ...
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