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[BRIEFING.COM] Despite a stronger dollar and some sloppy action, the S&P 500 was able to net a modest gain in Tuesday's trade. Stocks had started the session in negative territory as the U.S. dollar gained ground against a basket of... more...




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$INDU$COMPX$INX$RUT.X$TNX.X
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EUR/USDGBP/USDUSD/JPYGold
1.473411.6431290.579711,083.80
+0.00022-0.00027+0.25971+29.80
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