S&P 500 tries to hang onto gains ahead of big events next week that could move 3 stocks

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here's a recap of Friday's key moments. 1. The S & P 500 was up for the fourth straight session Friday, which would lock in back-to-back positive weeks. The index was trading less than 1% below its record-high close of 6,890 on Oct. 28. The government shutdown-delayed core September personal consumption expenditures price index was released on Friday morning, showing a 2.8% year-over-year increase, which was a smaller gain than expected. Core PCE is the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation gauge. The latest University of Michigan consumer survey showed improving sentiment. Neither report changed market expectations for a Fed interest rate cut at next week's meeting. 2. Mizuho reiter