Stock Market Update: S&P 500 Dips, PacBio and Barnes & Noble Education in Focus

The S&P 500 edged lower, with the Dow trading up and the NASDAQ falling, while industrial production in the U.S. increased by 0.4% in March. Calidi Biotherapeutics and Barnes & Noble Education saw their shares plunge, while Jaguar Health, WiSA Technologies, and Palisade Bio experienced significant stock gains. In commodity news, oil and gold prices rose, while European and Asian markets closed lower. U.S. building permits and housing starts declined in March.