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MARKET NEWS: U.S. stocks rose Friday on data that showed th
profits. Investors also cheered fresh steps by the Group of Seven
(G7) nations to stop global economic problems from getting worse.
The Dow closed up 97.07 points at 8592.10. On the New York Stock
Exchange, advancers trounced decliners by nearly three-to-one, but
volume was not heavy with 778 million shares changing hands. It
was the Dow's best close since August 25, and was above its
200-day moving average at 8,500, a key technical milestone. The
index ended the week up 139.81 points. The tech-heavy Nasdaq
settled up 14.34 points at 1771.53. The broad market S&P500 stock
index closed up 12.74 points at 1098.67, slightly outpacing the
Dow's advance. The Russell 2000 index gained 3.68 points to
378.16. The 30-year Treasury bond fell 1-5/32 to yield 5.15%. For
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