Stocks on Wall Street shook off a weak start and closed slightly higher Friday, snapping a four-week losing streak. The S&P 500 edged up 0.1%. The index finished with a 0.5% gain for the week. It’s still down 4.8% so far this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average eked out a 0.1% gain, while the Nasdaq composite rose 0.5%.

You know something interesting is happening in markets when the bears on Wall Street suddenly start telling their clients that stocks are looking like a buy.

Wall Street experiences a modest uptick amid positive economic signals, but uncertainty looms over future market performance.