US stocks climbed on Friday but remained on track for weekly losses as Wall Street digested a cooler-than-expected inflation reading for a steer on the path of interest rates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) led the way up with a gain of roughly 0.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) picked up roughly 0.4% and 0.5%, respectively. Inflation cooled more than expected in January, data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed. The Consumer Price I ...