U.S. stocks mostly up on Greece optimism

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Wall Street trades marginally higher on hopes Greece will get another round of rescue funds after a meeting of European finance ministers early next week. The Nasdaq Composite�s the laggard in action before the long holiday weekend. See full story.

Applied Materials, Netflix in tech spotlight

Chip-equipment maker gets lift after earnings report; Netflix edges up in wake of recent move into original programming. See full story.

U.S. Treasurys off; 10-year yield above 2%

U.S. Treasury prices fell for a second day Friday as investors bet on higher-risk investments on thinking Europe would keep a lid on Greece�s debt trouble. See full story.

Friday�s biggest gaining and declining stocks

MarketWatch�s daily rundown of shares making sizable moves in the U.S. stock market. See full story.

Europe stocks rise on Greek deal hopes

European stock markets rise Friday on signs a Greek bailout could get approval next week, while slightly worse-than-expected leading economic indicators from the U.S. dent gains. See full story.

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