Stock market today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq mixed as CPI inflation eases, JPMorgan kicks off earnings

US stocks were mixed at the open on Tuesday as a milder inflation reading kept bets that the Fed would hold rates steady intact, while JPMorgan (JPM) results kicked off the fourth quarter earnings season. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 0.1%, while the blue chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged down roughly 0.2%. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) ticked up 0.1% On Monday, Wall Street stocks eked out fresh record closes as investors largely shrugged off concerns around a US crimin ...