Stocks Close the Week Higher, Bonds Hold Steady on Mixed Earnings and Inflation Outlook
By Panos Mourdoukoutas U.S. stocks and bonds ended up for the week but mixed performance of earnings reports and robust U.S. economic data led traders and investors to be wary of the direction of corporate earnings for the rest of the reporting season and the Fed’s next interest rate move in December. The S&P 500 ended Friday at 5,864.67, up 0.85 percent for the week; the Dow Jones at 43…
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