U.S. stocks are falling Friday after a discouraging report suggested U.S. consumers are bracing for much higher inflation, while a separate update gave a mixed picture of the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 was 0.

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Wall Street is drifting Thursday as drops for Ford Motor and Qualcomm work against buoyant fashion and cigarette stocks. The S&P 500 was down 0.1% in late trading following healthy gains for stock markets across much of Europe and Asia.

U.S. stock indexes are holding relatively steady following a mixed report on the job market that analysts said may not change much for financial markets. The S&P 500 was up