US stocks mostly gained on Friday as investors breathed a relative sigh of relief over an inflation report that came in line with expectations while weighing President Trump's fresh round of punishing tariffs and souring consumer sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose roughly 0.4%, leading gains, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) gained 0.15%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.16% after three straight days of losses for the major US gauges. The late morning moves showed stocks pull ...