Wall Street rises as optimism caps erratic week of trading

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is pushing higher Friday, and the S&P 500 is heading for its third weekly gain in the last four. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher, as of 1:30 p.m. Eastern time, with the biggest gains coming from cruise operators, airlines, banks and other companies that most need the economy to reopen and strengthen. The market’s gains were broad, after Wall Street shook off a wobbly start to the day’s trading. The Russell 2000 index of small-cap stocks was up a