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Stocks closed higher on Wall Street at the start of what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Monday. The index is just below the all-time high it set earlier this ...

U.S. stocks pulled away from their record heights. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Monday for just its second loss in the last 11 days, but it remains near its all-time high set in October. The Dow Jones ...

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Indexes close higher: Dow 1.05%, S&P 500 0.67%, Nasdaq x 0.33% Federal Reserve cuts rates by 25 basis points, cites labor weakness GE Vernova surges after bullish 2026 revenue forecast Dec 10 (Reuters ...

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