Wall Street ended an otherwise stellar week with a mixed finish Friday after the government's gross domestic product report renewed concerns that high energy prices and a lack of jobs are holding back economic growth. Third-quarter GDP rose by 3.7 percent, according to the Commerce Department, less than the 4.3 percent rise Wall Street expected. However, the figure was stronger than the 3.3 percent growth in the second quarter. «It's not bad in a historical context, but for us to generate any meaningful job growth, we're going to have to do better than that,» said Daniel Portanova, managing director at Gartmore Separate Accounts in Irivington, New York. «This isn't enough to really do much for the equity markets.» Soaring oil prices in the third quarter were partly to blame for the slower-than-expected growth, analysts said. As oil climbed through the $55 per barrel mark in October, investors feared a further slowdown for the fourth quarter as well. A barrel of light crude was quoted at $51.76, up 84 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange. --More 0032 Local Time 2132 GMT
