Updated from 12 noon.
Stocks pared losses by midday Friday, though remained in the red after disappointing retail sales and producer prices data was released.
The S&P 500 was down 0.06%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 0.09%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.05%. The losses were slight, though, keeping benchmark indexes within range of records set a day earlier.
A massive rally in crude oil and better-than-expected quarterly performance from the retail space helped to drive the S&P 500 to new highs on Thursday. The S&P 500 closed at 2,185.78, a new...
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