Stocks

How the major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks closed broadly higher Friday, giving the S&P 500 index its third weekly gain in a row and putting it within reach of the record high it hit last September.

Business Highlights

___ Southwest doesn't plan to use Boeing Max jets until August DALLAS (AP) — Southwest is removing flights with the troubled Boeing 737 Max aircraft from its schedule through Aug. 5, a period that includes the peak of the airline's busy summer travel season.