More dire economic news keeps Wall Street indexes in check

Stock indexes turned mixed in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday as investors weighed another batch of data showing how the business shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic are ravaging the economy.
The government reported that U.S. retail sales sank a record 16% in April, the second steep decline in a row as store closures kept shoppers away. The Federal Reserve also reported that industrial production plunged a record 11.2% last month. Overseas, Germany’s e