Bond yields dipped for a third day on Friday, bringing some relief to investors after they watched the 10-year approach 5% in recent weeks.

U.S. stock indexes are rising Friday as they head toward the close of their best week in two months. The S&P 500 was 0.9% higher in early trading and on track for its first winning week in the last three.

Before market open on Wednesday, Piper Sandler prognosticator Patrick Moley published a report on Bitcoin mining companies. In his analysis, according to reports, he was particularly bullish about four of them -- Riot, Hut 8, Mara Holdings, and Canada-based Galaxy Digital.

Asian shares are mixed after gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies on Wall Street.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2% Thursday, even though more

Global shares are mostly higher following a rally on Wall Street driven by encouraging update on U.S. inflation. Oil prices slipped and U.S. futures edged higher.