U.S. stocks finish tumultuous week on high note

U.S. equities ended their worst week in two years on a positive note, but the rate-hike fears that rocked markets in recent days may return when inflation figures come out Feb. 14.
The S&P 500 Index erased a loss of 1.9 percent Friday to close 1.5 percent higher on the day. Still, this month’s selloff has wiped out the benchmark’s gains for the year, and rising Treasury yields could spark more convulsions.
“Sometimes making a bottom can take time,” Ernie Cecilia, chie