Closing Bell: Whole Foods Sees Shallower Same-Store Sales Dip; Records for Wall Street

Wall Street ended the day at record highs, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq for their second session in a row. Earnings drove the bulk of gains with better-than-expected results from the likes of Boeing (BA) - Get Report and AMD (AMD) - Get Report . The S&P 500 slipped into negative territory in the final moments. The Fed left interest rates unchanged, though pledged to unwind its balance sheet soon. The central bank holds $4.5 trillion in bonds on its balance sheet. Markets are pricing in a September start. Whole Foods (WFM) surprised markets by releasing third-quarter earnings hours before scheduled. The supermarket chain reported a nearly 2% dip in same-store sales, a shallower drop than anticipated. U.S. Steel (X) - Get Report surged on a second-quarter earnings beat and solid guidance for the full year. The steel company anticipates full-year profit of $1.70 a share, more than double estimates.