U.S. stocks ended lower Friday, barely clinging to monthly gains, as disappointing economic data and corporate earnings raised doubts about the strength of the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 slid 10.50 points, or 0.5%, to 2,065.31, with health-care and information technology shares logging the largest declines. The Dow Industrials were off 57.12 points, or 0.3%, to 17,773.64, with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Intel Corp. leading the blue-chip gauge lower. The Nasdaq Composite was down 29.93 points, or 0.6%, to 4,775.36. The S&P recorded an April gain of 0.3%. The Dow logged a monthly gain of 0.5%. The Nasdaq — which lagged its peers for most of the month — saw a 2% drop.
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