Trading was quiet through the day, aided by relative steadiness in the bond market, which has been driving much of the action on Wall Street lately. When worries about inflation and the U.S. government’s swelling debt have been on the rise,

Stocks were choppy Friday, though all three main benchmarks closed with weekly gains. All eyes are on next week's Fed meeting – particularly after President Donald Trump's comments on interest rates during a virtual appearance at Davos – though the latest batch of earnings reports created plenty of headlines too.