By Heard Editors
What Happened in Markets Today
Stocks ended the week little changed. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% on Friday, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average added just 35 points. The Nasdaq Composite lost 0.5%.
Kroger shares led the S&P 500. The supermarket chain said on its earnings call that economic jitters are driving more shoppers to its stores as restaurant prices rise. Shares were up almost 10%.
Oil prices cooled. Comments from President Trump helped ease fears of imminent military U.S. intervention in Iran.
A Fed official outlined the case for rate cuts. Governor Christopher Waller said the central bank should "look through" one-time price increases from tariffs. Ten-year Treasury yields were below 4.4%.
The dollar is rebounding. The WSJ dollar index was up 0.7% this week. The greenback has been acting like a safe haven again amid global conflict.
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