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NEW YORK — Wall Street is drifting around its lowest levels in almost two years Friday as the end nears for what's been a miserable month for markets around the world. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged after flipping between small losses and gains in early trading. Hovering around its weakest level since November 2020, the index is on pace for its sixth weekly loss in the last seven, one of its worst months since the early 2020 coronavirus crash and its third straight losing quarter.

NEW YORK — Stocks are opening lower on Wall Street again, on pace to close out another losing month. The S&P 500 was off 0.5% in the early going Friday. The benchmark index is heading for its sixth weekly loss in the last seven, one of its worst months since the 2020 coronavirus crash and its third straight losing quarter. Bond markets were showing more calm than they had recently, as bond yields relaxed.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of sabotaging the Russia-built gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea to Germany.