U.S. stocks fall as Bernanke, data weigh on bonds

11:41 am ET Jun 5, 2007

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U.S. stocks fall as Bernanke, data weigh on bonds

NEW YORK
U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday, after upbeat comments on the economy from
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and better-than-expected
service-sector data reduced hopes that the Fed would cut interest rates,
lifting bond yields to challenging levels.

Economic Report: Services growing at best pace in a year, says ISM

WASHINGTON
The nonmanufacturing side of the U.S. economy grew at the best pace in a
year in May, the Institute for Supply Management reported Tuesday.