U.S. stocks are on pace for a modest weekly gain, but have lagged their global peers since the start of the year.

Shares in Asia are mostly higher, with Chinese technology stocks surging after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of support to the technology indu

Investors eye Walmart's results. Live updates on stocks and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

Stocks are set for their third straight day of declines as the potential for a global trade war continues to simmer.

Asian shares were mixed Friday after a sharp slide for Walmart helped pull Wall Street off record highs. In Japan, where investors were watching currency swings, the benchmark Nikkei 225 edged up 0.3% in afternoon trading to 38,