Stocks close mixed; inventory levels growing at a slower pace; consumer credit rises; TikTok sues over ban-or-sale law.

Disney lost money on streaming but, if ESPN were stripped out, Disney+ and Hulu made a profit; BP’s latest quarterly earnings are down from the previous quarter; Social Security and Medicare will run out of money in about a decade; Uber and Instacart join forces.

Stocks rise; survey shows individual aspects of job satisfaction falling; consumers have finally spent their excess pandemic savings; Tyson profits rise.