Wall Street loses ground following mixed data on the economy

By STAN CHOE, AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is slipping on Tuesday following mixed data on the economy’s strength, which did little to clear uncertainty about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% in afternoon trading and remains a bit below its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 342 points, or 0.7%, as of 12:45 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.3% lower.Treasury yields eased a bit, following a larger initial ...