Markets Right Now: Stocks end a strong week slightly lower

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local):

4 p.m.

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as Apple fell to its worst loss in more than four years.

Even with Friday's losses the market still wound up higher for the week thanks to gains over the past three days.

Apple sank 6.6 percent after forecasting weak revenue. The company also startled investors by saying it will stop disclosing quarterly iPhone sales.

A sharp increase in bond yields hurt high-dividend stocks.

The S&P 500 index fell 17 points, or 0.6 percent to 2,723.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 109 points, or 0.4 percent, to 25,270. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite lost 77 points, or 1 percent, to 7,356.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.21 percent.

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Noon

U.S. stocks are turning lower in midday trading as a big loss from Apple drags technology companies lower.

Higher bond yields are also hurting high-dividend companies Friday.

Apple sank 7 percent after forecasting weak revenue. It also startled investors by saying it will stop disclosing quarterly iPhone sales.

Stocks had surged over the previous three days and they're still on pace for a big weekly gain after skidding in October.

Starbucks jumped 10 percent after reporting banner sales last quarter.

The S&P 500 fell 20 points, or 0.8 percent to 2,719.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 128 points, or 0.5 percent, to 25,251. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite lost 80 points, or 1.1 percent, to 7,353.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.20 percent.

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9:35 a.m.

Stocks are opening mostly higher on Wall Street after the government reported another month of solid job growth.

Banks and health care companies led the early gains on Wall Street Friday, but technology stocks were held back by a drop in Apple after the company issued a weak sales forecast.

Apple fell 4.7 percent. The company also rattled investors by saying it would no longer disclose the number of iPhones it sells each quarter.

Starbucks jumped 10 percent after reporting banner sales last quarter.

The S&P 500 rose 10 points, or 0.4 percent to 2,751.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 162 points, or 0.6 percent, to 25,542. The tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 1 point to 7,431.

Bond prices fell. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose to 3.17 percent.