Stocks consolidate after bumper week buoyed by resilient US economy

US and European stock markets stalled or trimmed gains on Friday after a bullish week buoyed by US data and upbeat company earnings.

New York — whose S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite struck record highs on Thursday — made little further headway, while the Dow slid.

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