Stocks opened along the flatline as Wall Street digested the release of disappointing consumer data and strong earnings to end the week.
Core retail sales, which exclude autos, gas, building materials and food services, were unchanged last month, the Commerce Department said. The department added clothing-store sales had their biggest one-month decline since 2009.
Concerns over the weak data were partially offset as Nvidia led a number of companies in reporting better-than-expected earnings.Kena Betancur | Getty Images More than 77% of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings thus far, with roughly 72% of them beating analyst expectations, FactSet data shows.
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