NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks fell early Wednesday (Apr 16) despite strong US retail sales data, with the Nasdaq decisively lower after Nvidia disclosed a large financial hit from American export restrictions to China. US retail sales grew 1.4 per cent last month to US$734.9 billion. The figure, which was slightly above analyst expectations, was powered by the auto sector as consumers rushed to buy goods before new tariffs kicked in. Shares of Nvidia slumped nearly 6 per cent as the chip company