Wall Street edged back from its all-time high on Friday, as U.S. stock indexes drifted following mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 barely budged and slipped by less than 0.1%, a day after rallying within 0.

Wall Street is flirting with a record Friday, as U.S. stock indexes drift following some mixed profit reports from big companies. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading, a day after rallying within 0.