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TORONTO (CP) - Early indicators were mixed for North American stock markets Monday as investors weighed the impact of an expected US interest rate hike and a $10.3-billion-US merger in the technology sector.
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Stock index futures indicated a mixed  start on Wall Street on Friday before jobs data which will be  scrutinized for clues on the strength of the world's largest  economy which looks to be headed towards recession.
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Tokyo stocks were mixed early Thursday amid profit taking and buying on the back of the US dollar&#39;s strength against the Japanese yen.
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The blue-chip Dow average ended  slightly lower, while the tech-driven Nasdaq inched higher on  Tuesday as investors waited for hints from the Federal Reserve  about the pace of interest-rate increases on Wednesday.
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U.S. Treasury prices were higher on Friday, cementing gains made the previous day, in the face of growing speculation that the pace of U.S. interest rate hikes could slow.
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US stocks were mixed in volatile trading late Wednesday morning as investors awaited the opening of a Federal Reserve interest-rate meeting, traders said.
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Wall Street stocks were expected to open  mixed on Friday, with technology stocks gaining ground led by  PeopleSoft Inc PSFT.O but blue chips held back by a profit  warning from Alcoa Inc. AA.N.
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Labor market data was mixed on  Thursday ahead of the closely watched U.S. jobs report for  February, due on Friday morning.
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The dollar nudged higher against the euro and yen as dealers marked time on the eve of a US Federal Reserve interest rate announcement.
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NEW YORK - Stocks were mixed Wednesday as a lower reading on manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting. Technology shares inched higher despite brokerage downgrades of two semiconductor companies    With trading light, the markets were slow to react to the August reading of the Institute of Supply Management's manufacturing index, which declined to 59.0 in August, lower than the 59.8 percent expected on Wall Street...
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Mixed news in the telecommunications segment dominated technology trading last week, with key players reporting less than stellar third-quarter earnings.
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The looming US presidential election, pricier oil and mixed economic data left investors wary on Friday, with blue-chip stocks ending slightly higher, techs near
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Stock futures were mixed on Friday, with technology shares set to gain after Microsoft Corp.  raised its profit outlook, but record oil prices could weigh on the broad market.
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U.S. stock market index futures  pointed to a mixed start on Wall Street on Thursday as  investors look ahead to results from Microsoft , AT&T   and Amgen  and fresh labor market data.
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U.S. Treasury debt was narrowly mixed  on Monday as investors proved reluctant to make any major bets  ahead of key events this week including a speech from Fed  Chairman Alan Greenspan and the crucial September jobs report.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices were mixed on  Monday in positioning before major economic data and  potentially market-moving Congressional testimony from Fed  Chairman Alan Greenspan later in the week.
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Stocks staggered to a mixed finish Wednesday as lower-than-expected manufacturing activity and rising oil prices chilled an early spate of bargain hunting, but technology shares posted a modest advance.