Global stocks edge up with positive chipmaker forecast, oil gains for the week
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stock markets rose slightly on Friday as investors bet on a lull in proliferation of the coronavirus, while oil prices registered their first weekly gain since early January.Wall Street climbed late in the session following a CNBC report, citing sources, that the White House was considering a tax incentive for Americans to buy stocks.Investors were still trying to gauge the economic fallout of China's coronavirus outbreak, with Chinese health authorities reporting..