Stocks Ended Lower ahead of Jobs Report

U.S. stocks ended mostly lower on Thursday as investors turned cautious ahead of an important employment report due Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.15 points, or 0.02%,to 17,863.43. The S&P 500 was off 2.38 points, or 0.11%, to 2,099.93. The Nasdaq Composite was down 14.74 points, or 0.29%, to 5,127.74.

Walt Disney Co. said its profit rose 7.3% in the latest quarter, helped by stronger revenue in its media networks and resorts businesses.

Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK) said Thursday it earned $1.5 million, or 10 cents a share, in the third quarter, compared with $500,000, or 2 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Total revenue rose to $53.3 million from $31.8 million a year ago.

DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. (DWA) turned in quarterly results that beat expectations. Dreamworks reported a third-quarter loss of $4.04 million, or 4 cents a share, compared with a profit of $11.9 million, or 14 cents a share, a year ago. Revenue rose to $259.2 million from $180.9 million.

Boeing Co (BA.N) said it had agreed to pay $57 million to settle a lawsuit in which employees accused the company of mismanaging their 401(k) retirement plan.

Gilead Sciences Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had approved its HIV drug cocktail, Genvoya, to treat patients aged 12 and above.

The Kraft Heinz Company will increase its quarterly dividend about 4.5% to 57.5 cents per share, according to a release. This dividend is payable on Nov. 20 to shareholders of record as of Nov. 16.

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