U.S. STOCKS ENDED MIXED TO LOWER AS CONCERNS OVER PERSISTENT INFLATION, GOVERNMENT SPENDING AND RISING CORPORATE BORROWING PUSHED TREASURY YIELDS HIGHER, WITH THE 30-YEAR YIELD REACHING ITS HIGHEST SINCE 2002, THE S&P 500 DOWN 0.2% AND THE DOW OFF 0.3%, WHILE THE NASDAQ 100 GAINED 0.2%.