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Apple Numbers Lift Markets

Earnings punch through the crunch

By Sam Gale Rosen, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 23, 2007 3:38 PM CDT

(Newser) – Stocks closed up today, thanks partially to good news from Apple, which reported a 67% increase in quarterly profit after yesterday's close. Tech in general continued to bolster the markets despite broader economic worries. The Dow rose 109.26 to 13,676.23, the Nasdaq... Read full story »

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