Stocks jittery as record U.S. virus count weighs on risk appetite

NEW YORK — Global equity benchmarks edged higher after struggling for direction for most of the day and bond yields flat-lined on Friday as investors weighed a record number of new coronavirus cases in the United States against improving economic data in Europe and signs that Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir drug helped reduce the risk of death in severely-ill COVID-19 patients. Read More