The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite hovered near the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 44 points, or 0.1%. The muted action comes ahead of a critical stretch for markets, with more than 150 S&P 500 companies scheduled to report earnings next week.

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U.S. stocks are rising toward more records on Friday and coasting toward the close of another winning week. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in late trading and on track to close at an all-time high every day of this week.

Stocks weren’t moving much to start Friday’s session as earnings season settled into an end-of-week lull. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 80 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 was up 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite was up slightly.