NEW YORK A gauge of global stocks declined for a third straight day on Friday as investors weighed the latest round of corporate earnings results, while longer-dated US yields were higher after a gauge of business activity climbed. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 closed slightly higher, with the consumer staples sector, up 0.75%, as Procter & Gamble climbed 3.46% after the maker of products such as toothpaste and laundry detergent beat quarterly estimates and raised its sales outlook. Amazon shares rallied to close at its highest level in over two months following an upbeat report from a research firm about the online retailers North America business.

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