Thursday

U.S. blue-chip stocks fell slightly today with McDonald's and Dupont leading the decline, but the S&P 500 edged higher following a better-than-expected jobs report. The Dow's financial components helped limit its drop with Bank of America up 5.4% and J.P. Morgan Chase up 1.4%. The Nasdaq, climbing for its seventh straight day, advanced to its highest close in almost 3 years. Today's small movements came as the market took a breather after the Dow and S&P 500 hit their highest levels since September 2008 earlier this week. DJIA -2.42 Nasdaq +7.51 S&P 500 +4.72.