Stocks Mixed as Dow Slips on Inflation Data; AMD Surges to Record Highs
• The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.3% Friday morning amid another inflation report and economic data. Chip stock AMD surged to record highs.
• Autodesk, Dell, and NetApp shares rallied strongly on earnings news Thursday, while Elastic and Hewlett Packard shares fell on results.
• Advanced Micro Devices is breaking out past a 184.92 buy point Friday after a 9% rally Thursday, hitting new highs.
• Disney is forming a cup base with a 112.92 buy point as it trades just below the new entry.
• Software giants Microsoft and Apple edged lower Friday morning, struggling to make significant progress amid the market's ups and downs.