Stocks slip but remain on track for another winning week
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks slipped Friday as falling oil prices dragged down energy companies, but the S&P 500 remained on track to close out its third straight winning week following a brutal stretch in December.
KEEPING SCORE: The S&P 500 was down 7 points, or 0.3 percent, at 2,589, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time. It had been down as much as 0.7 percent in the morning.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 78, or 0.3 percent, to 23,923, and the Nasdaq composite lost 27, or 0.4 percent, to 6,959.
TAKING A BREATH: If the S&P 500 ends up lower for the day, it would be the first drop for the index in six days.