Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher but may still be heading for a losing week

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are holding steadier on Friday following Wall Street’s worst day since April. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher in early trading, though it may still be heading for its first losing week in the last five. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 88 points, or 0.2%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher. Ross Stores jumped 8.2% to help support the market after the retailer reported solidly better profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. That was despite its revenue only edging past expectations, as...