* Core CPI in March stays below forecast
* Bank of America profit drops more than expected
* Google slides, weighs on Nasdaq after results
* Dow up 0.1 pct, S&P up 0.2 pct, Nasdaq down 0.4 pct
* For up-to-the-minute market news see [STXNEWS/US]
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By Ryan Vlastelica
NEW YORK, April 15 (Reuters) - The Dow and S&P were flat on
Friday as a gauge of consumer inflation offset disappointing
results from Bank of America Corp
Bank of America reported a steeper-than-expected decline of 37.5 percent in profit and named a new chief financial officer. The stock, a Dow component, rose 0.8 percent to $13.24 after a volatile premarket session.
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Google Inc
Losses in stocks were limited after a government report showed underlying inflation pressures remained contained in March, though rising food and gasoline prices lifted the overall Consumer Price Index 0.5 percent. Investors have been concerned about how higher energy costs would impact consumers. [ID:nOAT004787]
The Dow Jones industrial average <.DJI> was up 13.20 points, or 0.11 percent, at 12,298.35. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index <.SPX> was up 2.05 points, or 0.16 percent, at 1,316.57. The Nasdaq Composite Index <.IXIC> was down 9.79 points, or 0.35 percent, at 2,750.43.
The first week of earnings has been mixed, with bellwether companies unable to excite the market despite some cases of stronger-than-expected profits. Investors have been disappointed with companies' revenues or outlooks.
Charles Schwab Corp
A gauge of New York State manufacturing rose in April to its highest level in a year, and the state employment index jumped to its highest since May 2004, the New York Federal Reserve said. [ID:nN15203946]
(Editing by Kenneth Barry)