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Stocks Dip on Housing, Coke

Stocks struggled after a quartet of blue-chip companies reported generally strong earnings but weak revenue, reinforcing investors' jitters about persistent weakness on the demand side of the global economy.

 

Dow Jones average breaks through 10,000, then edges back down

Dow Jones average breaks through 10,000, then edges back down

Strong earnings from JPMorgan, Intel and others push up the blue-chip index in midday trading. The Dow Jones industrial average finally got back above 10,000 today -- briefly -- as banking and technology sectors did their best to move it above that psychological barrier.

 

Dow Tests 10,000. So What?

The blue-chip index nears round number, but it's just an arbitrary line in the sand.

 

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