Markets Right Now: Stocks struggle higher in midday trading

NEW YORK (AP) — The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):
11:45 a.m.
Stocks clawed back from an early slide and were slightly higher in midday trading on Wall Street.
Gains for industrial stocks and banks were mostly outweighing losses elsewhere in the market, particularly among retailers.
Macy’s plunged 18 percent after surprising investors with a very weak report on holiday sales. Other retailers including Kohl’s also fell.
Airlines slumped after Amer