By Herbert Lash, Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -Wall Street stocks closed lower on Wednesday, unable to sustain a late-day surge, after data showed U.S. labor demand remained strong and as Federal Reserve officials stuck to their hawkish message that interest rates will stay higher for longer. Stocks rebounded late in the day after data showed U.S. labor demand remained strong. But Fed officials insisted rates would stay high to battle inflation, a message the market has feared would lead to a hard landing and likely recession. “By battling back, to me that is a favorable in…