NEW YORK: US stocks fell on Friday as worries about slower economic growth hit shares of industrial companies such as Caterpillar Inc and disappointing news from chip makers pulled tech stocks lower.
A report showing a larger than expected rise in business inventories added to concerns about the economic outlook, overshadowing a separate report that showed a stronger than expected jump in July retail sales.
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