at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 12,268 after dipping five points yesterday. the s&p inched up 3 points. the nasdaq rose 7. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei add 21 points, but in hong kong, the hang seng lost 221. investors will get updated january retail data this morning, a day after one of the nation s biggest retailers dragged down the dow. walmart shares slipped monday after jpmorgan lowered its outlook for the retail chain predicting customers will turn to more expensive stores as the economy improves. in china, consumer prices were slightly lower than predicted, but not enough to eliminate inflation fears entirely. experts warn clothing prices in the u.s. are expected to rise about 10% this spring due to rising demand and materials. a judge in ecuador is demanding more than $9 billion from chevron in a decade-long battle