Stocks End Mixed In Choppy Session
July 18, 2008 at 18:13 PM EDT
Wall Street on Friday had a mixed opening following a second consecutive session of strong gains. Disappointing earnings from Merrill Lynch (MER) and influential tech companies like Google Inc. (GOOG) and Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) both U.S. centric, prompted a downward start for U.S. markets, particularly in the Nasdaq Composite. Meanwhile, as oil prices rose in news [...]