Wall Street drifted to a lower close following a strong rally that had vaulted it to its highest level since the start of August. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Tuesday, its third loss in the last 17 days. The Dow fell 62 points, and the Nasdaq composite gave back 0.6%. Lowe’s and Best Buy both sank despite reporting stronger profit for the latest quarter than expected. Each cited challenges ahead and cut their forecasts for results over the full year. Treasury yields were relatively steady following the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting.
