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NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed Friday, capping a volatile week for the market as investors reacted to strong results from Google Inc., Coca-Cola Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and others, but also to earnings misses from Pfizer Inc. and Caterpillar Inc., with inflation and interest-rate fears simmering in the background. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 65.88 point ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed Friday capping a volatile week for the market as investors reacted to strong results from Google, Coca-Cola, J.P. Morgan Chase and others, but also earnings misses from Pfizer and Caterpillar, with inflation and interest-rate fears simmering in the background. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 65.88 points at 10,215.22. On the week the b ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- The dollar gained against the world's leading currencies Friday, kept afloat by expectations for higher U.S. interest rates even as most observers said a weeks-long rally for the greenback was looking more and more taxed. Though interest-rate expectations have kept the dollar underpinned throughout the week, Friday's midday advance was linked mostly to technical factors,  ...

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stocks ended mixed Friday, capping a volatile week for the market as investors reacted to strong results from Google Inc., Coca-Cola Co., J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and others, but also to earnings misses from Pfizer Inc. and Caterpillar Inc., with inflation and interest-rate fears simmering in the background.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S.  ...

The dollar failed to build on long-term peaks this week, leading analysts to question whether the greenback had hit its highs for the year. // The dollar hit a two-year high of Y116 against the yen on Wednesday, registering a 1.5 per cent climb over the week to Y115.85. Against the euro, the dollar traded close to a 17-month peak around $1.1876. However, it failed to maintain that level, ending the week 0.8 per cent higher at $1.1974. The strength came after Janet Yellen, the San Francisco Fede ...

Inflation watch Another top Federal Reserve policy-maker warns of inflation. (Full story) Fed leaders speak • More rate hikes to come • A cautionary tale • Luck be inflation's lady: Kohn Video More video CNN's Ali Velshi says the holiday season economic forecast, pressed by rising energy and food prices, looks gloomy. (October 17) Play video NEW YORK (CNN/Mone ...

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) -- The dollar gained against the world's leading currencies Friday, kept afloat by expectations for higher U.S. interest rates even as most observers said a weeks-long rally for the greenback was looking more and more taxed.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks end mixed; Nasdaq posts gain on the week Google profit surges; target lifted to $450 by 3 firm ...

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures climbed almost $6 an ounce Friday, but still ended the week with a minor loss on the heels of a three-session losing streak that yielded a decline of more than $13 an ounce.   MARKETWATCH TOP NEWS U.S. stocks trade mixed; Caterpillar weighs on the Dow Google profit surges; target lifted to $450 by 3 firms Caterpillar's a vic ...

CHICAGO (Dow Jones) -- The dollar gained against the world's leading currencies Friday, kept afloat by expectations for higher U.S. interest rates even as most observers said a weeks-long dollar rally in the greenback was looking more and more taxed. Though interest-rate expectations have kept the dollar underpinned throughout the week, Friday's midday advance was linked mostly to technical fac ...

NEW YORK (Dow Jones) - U.S. stocks traded mixed Friday as Caterpillar's disappointing earnings weighed on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, but the broader market rallied after Google's results sharply exceeded analyst expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell back from an early high of 10, 350.98. The Nasdaq Composite Index (RIXF) rose, buoyed by broad strength in technology ...