Stocks Down Slightly; Economic Data Mixed
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U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on  Friday as a higher-than-expected jump in U.S. producer prices  helped to offset a fall in oil prices and dividend hikes from  General Electric Co. GE.N and SBC Communications SBC.N.
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Stocks fell moderately today as Wall Street traded nervously and lightly ahead of a decision Tuesday by the Federal Reserve on interest rates.
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NEW YORK - US stocks closed slightly lower yesterday with the Dow industrials hovering around this year&#39;s lows amid uncertainty over the deadlocked US presidential election and a flurry of disappointing earnings reports.
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Wall Street looked poised for a weaker open on Thursday, but data on the U.S. manufacturing sector and the job market could determine the direction of the session.
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Wall Street stocks ended mostly lower Wednesday as investors adopted a wait-and-see approach on the economy, despite Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan&#39;s bullish assessment on the economy.
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U.S. blue-chip stocks closed lower in  thin trade  on Thursday after data gave a mixed picture of the  U.S. economy and steel shares fell as investors worried that  slowing demand from China could depress prices.
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Concerns over the economy and potential inflation outweighed a sharp drop in oil prices, sending stocks slightly lower yesterday. All three major indexes were lower for the week as Wall Street&#39;s customary year-end rally stalled.
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Stock futures indicated a slightly lower market open on Monday, as investors backed off last week's rally and awaited a key economic report for more clues about the outlook for U.S. interest rates.
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U.S. stock futures fell slightly  on  Tuesday, as Wall Street awaited a slew of U.S. economic data,  including preliminary third-quarter GDP, and the dollar  stabilized to help offset higher crude oil prices.
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Stocks fell on Monday after  disappointing U.S. employment data and a slowdown in  construction spending sparked worry about economic growth,  while a drop in crude oil prices hit energy shares.
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U.S. stocks rose slightly in light  trading  on Thursday after data gave a mixed picture of the  U.S. economy, but steel shares fell as investors worried about  weaker demand from China that could depress steel prices.
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U.S. stocks ended slightly lower on  Friday as investors booked gains late in the thin holiday  trading session, but indexes moved into positive territory in  2004 for the second year in a row.
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U.S. stock futures fell on Thursday,  pointing to a slightly lower market open, with Wall Street  looking poised for a pull back, while China's interest rate  hike added concerns that global economic growth may slow.
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U.S. stocks opened lower on Thursday,  as investment bank Goldman Sachs Group Inc. GS.N reported  smaller-than-expected revenues, while a slew of data gave a  mixed picture of the economy.
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Stocks were heading for a mixed start on Thursday after the previous day's sharp rally, as investors braced for GDP data that could shed light on the impact of subprime mortgage sector on the broader economy.
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Stocks were little changed on Thursday  after data gave a mixed picture of the U.S. economy and volume  was light, with traders using any upward moves to take profits  near year's end.
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Stocks were trading mixed today following a lower reading on manufacturing activity and a spike in oil prices