US stocks trade lower as market limps toward February loss

• Stocks fell on Tuesday, the last day of market action in February.
• Wall Street's major indexes were on course to finish lower for the month. 
• Inflation is proving sticky, driving investors to push stocks down and kick bond yields higher. 

Stocks were down Tuesday as investors began to wrap up likely losses for February, set forth by pressure on the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates elevated as inflation remains at still-hot levels.