US STOCKS-Tech stocks pull Wall Street lower as investors weigh data, Middle East tensions

(Updates with mid-afternoon prices, analyst comment) * Indexes down: Dow 0.23%, S&P 500 0.16%, Nasdaq 0.38% * July retail sales unexpectedly fall * Reddit soars on S&P 500 inclusion announcement *

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