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Mixed News Keeps Gains Slim

Markets absorb gloomy Fed data and continued oil drop

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 23, 2008 3:15 PM CDT

(Newser) – The markets pared earlier gains to end just slightly positive today, amid mixed earnings reports and a gloomy-but-expected Federal Reserve data on the US economy, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Dow gained 29.88, closing at 11,632.38. The Nasdaq gained 21.92,... Read full story »

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