The conviction of Evan Gershkovich, the WSJ reporter falsely accused of spying, marks the latest in a cycle of convictions that the U.S. says reflects a policy of gathering Americans to trade for Russians held in the West.
U.S. stocks declined after the global tech outage shut down airports and disrupted businesses around the world. The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 0.9%, 0.7% and 0.8%, respectively. The Nasdaq lost 3.6% for the week while the Dow eked out a weekly gain.
