Reuters - Private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts &Co has filed to list $2.2 billion in shares on the New York Stock Exchange, moving forward in its long effort to become a publicly traded U.S. company.

AP - Stocks traded in a tight range Friday after mixed reports on retail sales and business inventories gave investors little new insight into the economy.

Reuters - U.S. stocks turned lower on Friday, as a weaker-than-forecast reading on consumer sentiment outweighed an unexpected increase in retail sales.