: U.S. stocks close lower, S&P 500 ends February with biggest monthly loss since December
U.S. stocks closed lower Tuesday, with the S&P 500 finishing February with the worst monthly performance since December amid heightened worries over sticky inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA closed 0.7% lower Tuesday, while the S&P 500 SPX fell 0.3% and the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite COMP edged down 0.1%, according to preliminary data from FactSet. For the month, the Dow shed 4.2%, while the S&P 500 slid 2.6% and the Nasdaq slipped 1.1%, preliminary FactSet data show. Читать дальше...