Stocks were on the up Friday in one final push to end the year.
The
Dow Jones Industrial Average
was up 5 points, or essentially flat. The
S&P 500
gained 0.1%, and the
Nasdaq Composite
rose 0.1%.
These stocks were making moves Friday:
Lyft
stock fell 2.3% to $15.18 after Nomura analysts cut their rating on the ride-hailing company to Reduce from Neutral but raised their price target to $13 from $11.70. Shares of
Uber Technologies
were down 0.4% to $62.87 after Nomura downgraded the rival ride-hailing company to Neutral from Buy but lifted the price target to $62 from $59.
Stock in
Alphabet,
Google’s parent, was trading flat at $140.21 after a report said the technology company agreed to settle privacy litigation.
A trial, set for February, over allegations Google had been tracking internet searches made by millions of users, has been placed on hold, Reuters reported, saying lawyers for Google and for consumers had reached a preliminary settlement.
Boeing
said all of its 737 MAX aircraft operated by Chinese carriers have returned to service after having been grounded in 2019 in the wake of two crashes, according to a Reuters report citing social media. The stock was up 0.3% to $261.01.
Grand Canyon Education,
which designs and manages courses, faculty training, and student counseling, continued to fall after the Federal Trade Commission said Wednesday it has started legal action, MarketWatch reported.
The FTC alleged it and partner Grand Canyon University had deceived some prospective students about university program costs, according to the report. It said the university had issued a statement “categorically denying “these unsubstantiated allegations.” The stock was down 0.4% to $132.02 Friday.
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