While you were sleeping: Eyes on Ukraine, Gaza conflicts

While you were sleeping: Eyes on Ukraine, Gaza conflicts
By Margreet Dietz July 22 (BusinessDesk) - Equities fell on both sides of the Atlantic as concern about the potential impact of intensifying tensions in Ukraine and Gaza overshadowed US second-quarter earnings. In late afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.23 percent, the Standard & Poor’s 500 index retreated 0.22 percent, while the Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 0.12 percent.  Declines in shares of General Electric and McDonald’s, down 1.9 percent and 1.3 percent respectively, outweighed gains in share...