US stocks fall as another bumpy week of trading nears end
(World News USA)

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling in afternoon trading on Wall Street Friday, as another zig-zag week for markets closes out following their abrupt loss of momentum this month. The S&P 500 was down 1% and is on pace for its third straight weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 150 points, or 0.5%, to 27,759, as of 12:43 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite fell 1.7% after initially eking out a gain earlier in the day. Smaller stocks also fell, with the Russell 2000 index of small caps down 0.7%. Analysts warned that the day`s trading could be even bumpier than usual. Futures and options on stocks and indexes are set to expire in an event known as “quadruple witching,”...