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Dow, S&P dragged down by poor earnings from Exxon, Chevron

Exxon Mobil shares fell 4 percent to $79.52 while Chevron was down 4.2 percent at $89.06 after quarterly profits slumped on falling oil prices. Amgen rose 4.7 percent to $179.64 after the world’s largest biotechnology company reported higher-than-expected second-quarter results. Wall Street opened higher after an historically weak reading of U.S wage growth lent weight to the view that the Fed could delay a rate increase.

Chevron profit tumbles 90 percent, misses estimates; shares drop

Second-quarter profit at oil producer Chevron Corp tumbled 90 percent, missing analysts’ expectations, amid weakness in oil prices . Chief Executive John Watson bluntly said the results were “weak” and that he was working to slash costs by renegotiating supply contracts. Chevron earned a net income of $571 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with $5.67 billion, or $2.98 per share, a year earlier.