J&J, Goldman stocks cut Dow’s price by 68 points after earnings

Shares of Johnson & Johnson
JNJ,
-2.81%
and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
GS,
-1.70%
were the biggest drags on the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
-0.03%,
even as both companies reported first-quarter profit that topped expectations. J&J’s stock fell $3.92, or 2.4%, as the drug maker recorded a large charge as it settled lawsuits stemming from its talc-containing powders. Goldman’s stock shed $6.37, or 1.9, after the banker and broker’s profit beat, but revenue fell short. The two stocks’ combined $10.29 price declines shaved about 68 points off the Dow’s price, as the Dow slipped 15 points, or 0.1%.