W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW), Badger Meter (NASDAQ: BMI) and Nektar Therapeutics (NASB) were among the companies that performed poorly today. The stock market recovered on Tuesday, with investors looking at solid economic data and positive earnings reports from various businesses to create a more optimistic outlook for the investing world. Inflation data provided some relief for those who had been anxious about the potential deflection of interest rates in the long term.