NEW YORK—Wall Street closed out a winning April with gains Friday after more companies said their profits at the start of the year weren’t as bad as expected. The S&P 500 rose 34.13, or 0.8 percent, to 4,169.48. Despite some sharp swings this week, it still clinched a second straight winning month. The Dow Jones…

NEW YORK—Wall Street tumbled Tuesday to its worst day in a month on worries about the strength of corporate profits and the economy following some mixed reports. The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent to break out of a weekslong lull. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped nearly 345 points, or 1 percent, while the Nasdaq…

NEW YORK—Wall Street barely budged again on Wednesday following another set of mixed earnings reports from big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 inched down by 0.35 points, or less than 0.1 percent, to 4,154.42. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 79.62, or 0.2 percent, to 33,897.01, and the Nasdaq composite edged up by 3.81 points,…

NEW YORK—Wall Street closed Tuesday almost exactly where it began after a mixed set of profit reports led to a quiet, meandering day of trading. The S&P 500 edged up by 3.55 points, or 0.1 percent, to 4,154.87 after drifting between small gains and losses throughout the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 10.55,…

NEW YORK—U.S. stock indexes clawed back from steep losses to a mixed close on Monday as investors digested Friday’s employment report and prepared for an eventful week of inflation data and bank earnings. Megacap momentum stocks dragged the tech-heavy Nasdaq slightly lower, while industrials helped boost the blue-chip Dow into green territory. The bellwether S&P…