US stocks climb but the US dollar sinks as Wall Street closes a chaotic and historic week

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing Friday in another manic day on Wall Street, while the falling value of the U.S. dollar and other swings in financial markets suggest fear is still high about escalations in President Donald Trump's trade war with China. The S&P 500 was 1.5% higher in afternoon trading after veering between gains and losses, as it closes a chaotic and historic week full of monstrous swings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went from an early loss of nearly 340 points to a gain of 810 before settling at a rise of 567 points, or…