Wall Street is hanging near its record on Friday after big companies turned in a mixed set of profit results. The S&P 500 was edging down by 0.1% in early trading, a day after pulling away from its all-time high following a weaker-than-expected profit forecast from Walmart.

Transportation stocks went sharply in reverse on Friday with the economic bellwether Dow Jones Transport average index falling more than 2.6% in its steepest daily loss since December 18 and its third consecutive decline,

Wall Street is flirting with a record again as U.S. stock indexes drift in mixed trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% at the open of Tuesday's trading and is sitting