Another company that depends on people spending money, ski-resort operator Vail Resorts, sank 3.9% after reporting a larger loss for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Scant snowfalls at its Australian resorts hurt its results, and it gave a forecast for profit in its upcoming fiscal year that fell short of forecasts.

U.S. stocks closed another record-setting week with a muted performance Sept. 27, as hope built on Wall Street that the U.S. economy can manage the rare feat