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Summary: May 15, 2020In a volatile session, U.S. equities were able to finish with modest gains, as investors weighed ramped-up U.S./China trade tensions and dismal April retail sales and industrial production reports against an unexpected improvement in consumer sentiment and a contraction in New York manufacturing activity that decelerated more than expected.