Global Shares Fall, Eyes on Inflation, Earnings, Growth

A person stands in the snow near an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2023. Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo

TOKYO—Global shares were mostly lower on Friday after Wall Street retreated for a second day as market watchers considered earnings reports and various indicators about whether inflation is waning in the U.S. and elsewhere.