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Stocks Waver in Early Trading ahead of Fed Meeting
Stocks were mixed in early trading on Tuesday, with Wall Street looking to a Federal Reserve meeting and Europe’s debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 7.64 points to 11,393.37. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was off 0.63 points to 1,203.46. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 1.95 points to 2,610.88. In…
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Stocks Posted Third Straight Day of Gains
U.S. stocks logged gains by the close of trading Monday following signs that the European financial crisis may be contained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 76.02 points, or 0.63%, at 12,080.38. The S&P 500 Index gained 6.86 points, or 0.54%, to close at 1,278.36. The Nasdaq Composite Index ended the day up 13.18…