How to extricate Greece from financial mayhem will be top of the agenda as G8 leaders meet for a weekend summit hosted by U.S. President Barack Obama at Camp David.
Frenzied buying pushes Facebook shares higher in early trade, but by the end of session the Nasdaq's newest stock closes just above its $38 open price.
France's newly elected President Francois Hollande said Friday that he is sticking to his campaign pledge to remove his country's forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year.