US stocks fall as market decline extends for third week

Stocks are closing lower on Wall Street Friday, as another zig-zag week for markets ends with a third-straight weekly loss for the S&P 500. Apple, Amazon and Alphabet weighed particularly heavy on the market decline. Stocks have swirled this week despite the Federal Reserve saying it expects to keep short-term interest rates at record lows. Futures and options on stocks and indexes expired in an event known as “quadruple witching,” which can drive swings in prices.The post US sto