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- US stocks slipped on Friday as investors digest a wave of large-cap bank earnings.
- JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup all posted better-than-feared earnings results.
- Retail sales in March came in weaker than expected, signaling consumers are pulling back on big ticket purchases.
US stocks edged lower on Friday as investors sifted through the first wave of first-quarter earnings results from the largest US banks.