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US first-quarter economic growth revised lower
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Tesla up after report on push to roll out advanced FSD in
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Best Buy ( BBY ) shares jump after profit beat
(Updates to 4 p.m. ET)
By Abigail Summerville
May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, led by
declines in technology shares after a disappointing Salesforce ( CRM )
forecast, while investors digested data showing the economy had
grown slower than previously expected in the first quarter.
Salesforce ( CRM ) shares plunged, a day after the company
forecast second-quarter profit and revenue below Street
estimates due to weak client spending on its cloud and
enterprise business products.
The S&P 500 technology sector dropped and was the
biggest drag on the benchmark index.
A Commerce Department report showed the economy grew slower
in the first quarter than previously estimated, after downward
revisions to consumer and equipment spending and a key measure
of inflation ticked lower, ahead of Friday's personal
consumption expenditure report for April.
Another set of numbers showed weekly jobless claims rose
more than expected.
"Normally you'd expect the market to rally off of a downward
revision to GDP because it signals the economy is moderating,
the Fed's job is done, we can get rate cuts. That's not the
reaction we're getting today," said Mark Hackett, chief of
investment research at Nationwide.
"So I'm a little surprised but not that surprised simply
because after the six week (rally) that we've had, it's pretty
healthy and expected to see some consolidation or sideways move
for a while."
According to preliminary data, the S&P 500 lost 30.78
points, or 0.58%, to end at 5,236.17 points, while the Nasdaq
Composite lost 185.32 points, or 1.10%, to 16,735.26.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 332.51 points, or
0.86%, to 38,109.03.
U.S. Treasury yields dipped following the data, while
chances for an at least 25-basis-point interest rate reduction
in September edged up to 50.4%, from 48.7% before the data,
according to the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. Bond yields had hit
multi-week highs earlier in the week.
Among the day's gainers, HP jumped after it posted
better-than-expected second-quarter revenue.
Tesla rose after Reuters reported the company was
preparing to register its 'Full Self-Driving' software in China.
Retailer Best Buy ( BBY ) shares shot up after beating
forecasts for quarterly profit, while department-store chain
Kohl's slumped after cutting its annual sales and profit
forecasts.
Dell Technologies ( DELL ) shares were lower. Its quarterly
results were expected after the close, along with results from
Nordstrom ( JWN ) and Costco.