Stock market today: S&P 500 posts back-to-back losses for first time since September as rally stalls

US stocks recovered from session lows but finished the day mixed as investors digested a recent bond market sell-off and the next wave of earnings reports. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed just below the flatline, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) ticked up around 0.2%. It was the first first back-to-back negative days for the S&P 500 since Sept. 6. Stocks are treading carefully amid growing doubts that the Federal Reserve will continue to cut rates aggressively — or even hold steady in November. Strength in the economy, cautious Fedspeak, and concerns about the fiscal impact of an election win by Republican nominee Donald Trump are factors in play. Read more: What the Fed rate cut means for bank accounts, CDs, loans, and credit cards Amid the uncertainty, the 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) steadied around 4.2% after Monday’s sharp gains helped push it above that level for the first time since July. The bond selling has weighed on…