US stocks fall as retail earnings disappoint, Nvidia results on deck

Stocks fell on Tuesday, signaling a pause in the November rally as investors awaited results from AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) and the release of Federal Reserve minutes.

As of mid-morning trading, the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) dipped around 0.4%, after the stock gauge closed at its highest level since August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also fell, dropping roughly 0.3% and 0.9%, respectively.

Retail earnings disappointed with shares of…