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Stocks 'Stuck in the Mud'
U.S. stocks eked out slight gains as better-than-expected readings on housing and retail provided some encouragement, but investors awaited Friday's jobs data before making major moves.

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30-Year Mortgage Rate: 4.32%
Average mortgage rates hit another record low even as Treasurys sold off, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of mortgage rates.
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Spanish Bond Sale Boosts Euro
The U.S. dollar was modestly softer against the euro after the common currency found support from a successful Spanish government debt auction and a European Central Bank that offered few surprises after leaving key rates unchanged.
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Jobless, Housing Data Sap Treasurys
Treasurys fell as the latest bout of better-than-forecast U.S. data eased worries about the health of the economy and cut demand for safe assets.
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Jobless Claims Edge Down
The unemployment claims survey continued to paint a sluggish picture of the economy, while productivity of U.S. workers fell in the second quarter more than previously thought
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Having profited from the quick resurgence of corporate borrowing in the first half of 2010, India's banks are heading into trickier seas.
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Pernod Ricard's full-year results vindicated its strategy of focusing on premium brands, but its future isn't as crisp and clear as a premium rating would warrant.
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Stocks 'Stuck in the Mud'
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Record Total of Bookrunners for AIA IPO
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Crude Slips on Mixed Data
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Gold Edges Higher
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Spanish Bond Sale Boosts Euro
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Dell Pulls Out of 3PAR Bidding War With H-P
Dell said it will pull out of the bidding war for 3PAR after rival Hewlett-Packard raised its offer for the data-storage company yet again to $33 a share, or roughly $2.1 billion.
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Many recession-battered employers passed on a bigger share of health-insurance costs to workers or made their benefits less comprehensive this year, even though premium costs grew only modestly, a new study found.
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