Stocks took a leg higher Friday afternoon on comments from the White House that President Donald Trump is “optimistic” China ...

U.S. stocks were set to wrap up a wild week for markets with a modest decline on Friday. But despite the pullback, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were still on track to tally their best week of the ...

The major indexes didn't make much progress Friday morning after Thursday's steep losses. Big Banks open up earnings season.