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After a bumpy start, US stocks edge higher in the afternoon

April 08, 2017

NEW YORK (AP) -- After a shaky start, stocks are heading higher Friday afternoon as investors buy high-dividend stocks like real estate investment trusts and household goods makers. Stocks wavered earlier following a somewhat disappointing jobs report and U.S. missile strikes against Syria. Defense contractors stocks are climbing and the price of oil is also up....

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