US Stocks Follow Other Global Markets Lower<br />PEELED: Goodyear Tire & Rubber sank $3.48, or 9.8 percent, to $32.00 after it reported revenue<br />and earnings for the latest quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations.<br />AMAZON: Earnings for the online retailer fell short of expectations,<br />and its forecast for operating income this fiscal year was below many analysts’ forecasts.<br />Treasury yields dipped after the government said the U. S. economy accelerated in the spring but also revised down its growth for the first quarter.<br />STOPPED UP: Flowserve, which sells pumps, valves and other parts for the oil<br />and gas industries, dropped to one of the biggest losses in the S&P 500 after reporting weaker earnings for the latest quarter than Wall Street had forecast.<br />Revenue also fell short of forecasts<br />STUBBED: Stocks of cigarette makers plunged after the Food<br />and Drug Administration said it plans to begin talks about whether to cut the amount of nicotine in cigarettes so that they’re no longer addictive.<br />NEW YORK — U. S. stocks followed other markets lower on Friday after Amazon<br />and several other big companies reported quarterly results that underwhelmed investors.
