The S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended lower, weighed down by Walmart's 6.5% plunge and rising unemployment claims. Financial stocks underperformed while gold and oil producers saw gains. Global markets also ...

Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings, the benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.1% ...