Midday Report: Netflix Hits All-Time High; Goldman and UnitedHealth Drag on Dow

A slide in Goldman Sachs and UnitedHealth shares pull the Dow lower by nearly triple digits.
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A slide in Goldman Sachs (GS) - Get Report and UnitedHealth (UNH) - Get Report shares pulled the Dow Jones Industrial Average lower by nearly triple digits. Goldman declined on a worrying drop in quarterly trading revenue. United and other insurers sold off after the Senate GOP's repeal-and-replace bill collapsed. Home builder confidence declined in July, reaching its lowest level since November 2016. The drop was largely tied to growing worries over the cost of materials, such as lumber. Netflix (NFLX) - Get Report hit all-time highs after better-than-expected subscriber growth over its recent quarter. The streaming service saw international subscribers surpass U.S. customers for the first time ever over the second quarter. Lockheed Martin (LMT) - Get Report moved higher after topping estimates on its top- and bottom-line. Growth was primarily driven by a nearly 20% increase in sales in its aeronautics unit. That branch accounted for 41% of total revenue.