Stock Market Today: Dow Falls On Surprise Retail Sales; AI Giant Dives On Earnings

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes lagged in early afternoon trade Friday as Wall Street digested weaker-than-expected retail sales along with consumer sentiment data. Meanwhile, AeroVironment (AVAV) headed higher amid tariff news in the stock market today. The Russell 2000 small-cap index outperformed with a gain of 0.4%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite gave back 0.5%.…

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