S&P 500 Gains and Losses Today: Darden Restaurants Stock Sizzles After Sales Beat

Key TakeawaysThe S&P 500 slipped 0.1% on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, as stocks struggled to recover from the prior day's sell-off despite upbeat data on economic growth.Frozen potato distributor Lamb Weston reported an unexpected quarterly loss, citing weak international demand, and its shares tumbled.Darden Restaurants shares surged as sales growth from its LongHorn Steakhouse chain helped drive strong quarterly results. Major U.S. equities indexes finished Thursday little changed after a sharp sell-off a day ...