Stocks set for a mixed start to end a strong week

Melly Alazraki

Updated

U.S. stocks were poised for a mixed start Friday after some earnings misses from Microsoft (MSFT) and Amazon (AMZN) late Thursday. Investors may also be looking to take some profit following a week where stocks climbed to their best 2009 levels.

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