Dow Declines as Nasdaq and S&P 500 Climb Following New Earnings Reports and Employment Data

On Tuesday, U.S. stocks exhibited a mixed performance as investors navigated through newly released job openings data and awaited forthcoming earnings reports, particularly from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL). The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) witnessed a downturn of approximately 0.2%, while the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) managed a slight gain of around 0.1% after an initial...