US stocks edge mostly higher as oil prices bounce back

Disappointing earnings from Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet and other big companies pulled U.S. stocks lower in morning trading Friday. Technology sector companies were down sharply, offsetting gains among energy companies as the price of oil rebounded. KEEPING SCORE: The Dow Jones industrial average fell 49 points, or 0.3 percent, to 17,933 as of 11:20 a.m. […]