U.S. stocks finish mixed as mild CPI data lifts rate-cut hopes; AI stocks lead tech higher
U.S. stocks finished mixed on Aug. 12, as mild consumer-price data boosted expectations for interest-rate cuts and AI-related stocks led gains in the technology sector. The S&P 500 rose 20.30 points, or 0.26%, to 7,748.50. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…