Closing Bell: S&P Removes Exxon's AAA Credit Rating; U.S. Stocks Mixed

U.S. stocks remained mixed through the afternoon on Tuesday. A rally in energy and a selloff in health care cancelled one another out to keep indexes trading within a narrow range. Hershey (HSY) - Get Report fell after reporting a larger-than-expected decline in sales for its third quarter in a row. The chocolate company suffered weaker demand in North America, its largest market. Overall sales fell nearly six percent. JetBlue (JBLU) - Get Report enjoyed a 45 percent bump in first-quarter profits as passenger revenue grew and fuel prices tumbled. Fuel costs fell just over 35 percent over the quarter, averaging $1.17 a gallon. Standard & Poor's removed its AAA credit rating for Exxon Mobil (XOM) - Get Report on forecasts oil prices will remain lower for longer. Microsoft (MSFT) - Get Report and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) - Get Report are now the only companies with a AAA credit rating. TheStreet's Keris Lahiff has details from Wall Street.