Stocks end up on earnings, but down for week

Stocks advanced Friday, as blowout earnings from Google and a big corporate takeover overshadowed another warning about the US credit rating and a depressed reading on consumer sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 42.61 points, or 0.3 percent, to 12,479.73. The blue-chip index bobbed between...

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Source: New York Post

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