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Stocks inched lower Wednesday, following weaker-than-expected readings on manufacturing and the labor market, but the declines were minimal at the end of an upbeat month and quarter on Wall Street.

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Wall Street’s job woes don’t appear to be over just yet.

It’s late afternoon, and chef Barbara Lynch has been at her new restaurant and cafe, Sportello, all day: hand-rolling pasta, refining menus and, now, fueling up on coffee for the long evening ahead.

After a year-long spending freeze, the CEO of Best Buy says Americans are loosening their purse strings again — but he’s not betting that the shop-’til-you-drop mentality will make a comeback for this year’s holiday shopping season.