Stock market today: Wall Street opens higher as it heads for a winning week
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks edged higher in midday trading on Wall Street Friday, keeping the market on track for its fifth gain in a row.
The S&P 500 was up 0.1% and is solidly on track for a weekly gain that will erase most of last week’s loss.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 226 points,
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Oil futures climbed on Friday, with the U.S. crude benchmark up by more than 5% for the week on ongoing tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but natural-gas prices eased back after a five-session run up.
West Texas Intermediate crude for January delivery rose 38 cents,
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