Stocks Fall Most Since July as September Inflation Runs Hot

U.S. stocks had their worst day since July on Oct. 14, Barron's reported. The S&P 500, a broad basket of large U.S. companies, fell 0.3%; the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 0.4%. September living costs rose 0.6% in a month, Bloomberg reported, raising bets the Fed, America's central bank, holds borrowing costs high. One report squeezes borrowers; it doesn't prove a trend.