Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq tip higher after weak retail sales fuel Fed cut bets

US stocks mostly rose on Tuesday, with the Dow building on its latest record close, as a slowdown in retail sales figures led out a flood of crucial data highlighted by the looming release of the monthly jobs report. The blue chip-heavy Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) forged ahead, picking up around 0.4%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) hovered near the flatline as Big Tech titans Nvidia (NVDA) and Alphabet (GOOG) turned downward. December's retail sales data led ...