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Wall Street stocks up after ‘fiscal cliff’ talks resume
US stocks opened slightly higher Wednesday, as President Barack Obama headed back to Washington to try to secure a year-end ‘fiscal cliff’ deal with Republican lawmakers. In roughly the first 15 minutes of trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 22.59 points (0.17 percent) at 13,161.67. The broad-market S&P…
Debt deal could spur Wall Street relief rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A deal involving up to $3 trillion in deficit cuts over a decade that would let U.S. lawmakers raise the U.S. borrowing limit and avoid default could spur a relief rally in Wall Street stocks and a rise in U.S. government yields on Monday. Senate Democratic…
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