Markets Right Now: Stocks open slightly higher
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 9:35 a.m. Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street on the final trading day of the year. Consumer products companies were posting gains in early trading Friday. Coca-Cola was up 0.5 percent. SandRidge Energy rose 2 percent after calling off a deal to buy Bonanza Creek Energy. The deal had been opposed by activist investor Carl Icahn, a shareholder in SandRidge. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1 point to 2,688. Читать дальше...