Stock market today: Indexes rise and dollar gains as stock investors head for a winning week
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- US stocks were up on Friday as the market headed for a weekly gain.
- The US dollar, meanwhile, surged to its highest since November 2022.
- Earnings season has nearly concluded with 77% of S&P 500 firms beating third-quarter profit estimates.
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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