U.S. stock futures leaned high early Friday, some respite in what's been a difficult week in markets.
U.S. stock futures leaned high early Friday, some respite in what’s been a difficult week in markets.
The S&P 500 closed lower for a third consecutive session, a time period in which the key index has declined 1.4%. It’s gained nearly 16% this year. A surprise decline in weekly jobless claims to mid-February levels, a day after a surprisingly strong reading of a services sentiment gauge, has unsettled investors hoping for a gradual deceleration in the U.S. economy to stomp out inflation.
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