Stocks Open Friday Lower

Major U.S. stock indexes [started Friday lower](https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-markets-dow-update-02-17-2023-cf82243f), putting the Dow on track for weekly losses. + The S 500 fell 0.5% + The Dow industrials lost 0.4% + The Nasdaq Composite slipped 0.7% Expectations for the Federal Reserve to take interest rates higher boosted the yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury to 3.890% as prices fell.