While you were sleeping: Solid US eco data

While you were sleeping: Solid US eco data
By Margreet Dietz May 2 (BusinessDesk) - Wall Street was mixed, with the Dow Jones slipping from the previous day’s record-high close, as investors awaited the government’s monthly employment data due Friday. In afternoon trading in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.24 percent, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index inched 0.04 percent lower. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.24 percent. On Wednesday, the Dow closed at a record high 16,580.84. Declines in shares of IBM and Microsoft, down 1.6 percent and 1 percent respec...