By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stocks drifted lower on Tuesday as corporate heavyweights Goldman Sachs and Johnson & Johnson disappointed investors with their quarterly results, while geopolitical tensions continued to weigh on market sentiment. The S&P 500 healthcare sector .SPXHC sank 1 percent, dragged down by a 3.2 percent drop in Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) after the company’s quarterly revenue missed expectations.The financial sector .SPSY was pressured by a 3.5 percent decline in Goldman Sachs (GS.N), whose quarterly profit fell below estimates due to weak trading revenue.Goldman pulled down shares of other major U.S. banks and shaved more than 64 points off the Dow. Although Bank of America (BAC.N) reported better-than-expected profit, its shares reversed course to trade slightly lower, falling…
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