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Just Ahead: Dow 40,000?

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The professional Wall Street spin machine has kicked into overdrive in the past two weeks. A slew of strategists have stridden into the teeth of Hurricane October with forecasts saying stocks in the final three months of this year will clock in with a juicy 8% gain -- equal to the average fourth-quarter gain over the past decade. ...

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Dow Jones S&P 500 NASDAQ 10-Year Note
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