U.S. stock indexes closed mixed on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite Index rising 0.4% to 20,026.77, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% to 44,546.08, and the S&P 500 remained nearly unchanged at 6,114.63. The week saw the Nasdaq log its best performance of 2025, with a 2.58% increase, while the S&P 500 and Dow Jones also recorded gains of 1.47% and 0.55%, respectively. The market's movements were influenced by a series of tariff updates, inflation data, and a significant drop in January's U.S. retail sales, which declined by 0.9% to $723.9 billion, marking the largest monthly drop in a year. Among individual stocks, Airbnb surged 14.5% after reporting strong earnings, while Dell Technologies gained 3.7% amid reports of a potential deal with Elon Musk's AI startup. Conversely, Applied Materials dropped 8.2% due to a disappointing forecast.