 a day after setting its own record, and the NASDAQ added 0.2%. A report showing sales at U.S. retailers held firmer than expected didn't dampen expectations for coming cuts to interest rates. The yield on the 10-year treasury note fell to 4.16%. This is Alex Vega. Oregon's longest-serving lawmakers died. Peter Courtney was 81. Governor Tina Kotek said Courtney died Tuesday morning at his home in Salem of complications related to cancer.