U.S. stocks and oil prices are drifting toward a quiet finish of the week Friday following their earlier fireworks on worries about how the war with Iran will affect the global flow of crude. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in midday trading and on track to close out its fourth winning week in the last five.

Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran

For a second straight day, the U.S. military attacked Iranian targets overnight and Iran struck back, targeting U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.

Wall Street and oil prices are holding steadier Thursday following their sharp swings the day before in the wait to see what will come next after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.

Shares in EasyJet jumped after the U.K. budget carrier agreed to a $7.6 billion takeover bid from Apollo, withdrawing its backing for an offer from Castlelake. EasyJet shares rose 13%

No-frills airline EasyJet says it has agreed in principle to a £5.7bn takeover proposal from US firm Apollo Management. The bid trumps a previous bid from US investment firm Castlelake that EasyJet had also agreed to in principle at the weekend.

Apollo has reached an agreement to buy easyJet in a £5.7bn deal, trumping a bid for the London-listed low-cost airline by US private credit group Castlelake. In a statement on Friday easyJet said it had reached an agreement in principle for an offer at £7.

U.S. investment firm Apollo Global Management announced a £5.7 billion ($7.7 billion) bid for easyJet on Friday, trumping a ‌rival offer from Castlelake and setting up a potential takeover battle for one of Europe's biggest airlines.

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Japan Finance Minister Katayama’s comment on potential pension funds’ increased investment in financial assets is constructive for JGBs and the yen, said State Street Investment Management.

The Japanese yen outperformed other Asian currencies on Friday after the Japanese government signaled plans to encourage the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) to increase investments in domestic assets.

Signals that the Japanese government wants more investments at home, including from its massive pension fund, lifted local government bonds and the yen.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to prospective homebuyers' affordability challenges

Home prices continue to climb even as buyers retreat from the market, according to fresh data from the National Association of Realtors.

Fidelity Digital Assets reports that home prices in the United States in dollars have risen by more than $100,000 since 2020. But their cost in Bitcoin (BTC) has dropped to roughly one-tenth of what it was.

Nationwide, home sales are down, but in the Northeast, both sales and prices jumped.

The study cited Ohio's central location, low cost of doing business and quality of life, among the attributes for companies being drawn here.

Ohio ranked top state for business, per new CNBC report

Massive projects from Anduril Industries, Joby Aviation and Intel helped cement Ohio's historic rise to No. 1.

Ohio tops America's Top State for Business in 2026, its first No. 1 ranking. CNBC's Scott Cohn has the details.