Stocks finished lower on Tuesday despite better than expected economic data this morning, as an afternoon reports indicated that Russia has stepped up its military presence along the Ukrainian border. First, the scoreboard: Dow: 16,431.91, -137.4, (-0.8%) S&P 500: 1,920.31, -18.7, (-0.9%) Nasdaq: 4,351.27, -32.6, (-0.7%) And now, the top stories on Tuesday: 1. The July non-manufacturing PMI report from the Institute for Supply Management came in at 58.7, topping expectations for a 56.5 reading. This was also up from a 56.0 print in June. ISM said it was the highest reading for the non-manufacturing headline index since its …read more
Source: Business Insider
