U.S. stocks opened lower Friday as weak earnings and economic data continued to weigh on shares, leaving them on track for their first weekly drop in three. The S&P 500 dropped 3 points, or 0.1%, to 2,072. The Dow industrials were off 39 points, or 0.2%, to 17,788. The Nasdaq Composite was down 1 point, or less than 0.1%, to 4,802.
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