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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The major U.S. stock indexes closed higher for the week, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite breaking multiweek losing streaks. Earnings drove the action, despite some less-than-ideal macroeconomic reports on economic growth and inflation.