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What a Week: Whither Santa?

Stock quotes in this article: MSFT , AAPL , ORCL , RHT , RIMM , CHRW , FCX , FDX  

Like many of the seasonal trends that have come a bit early, a bit late, or not at all this year, the Santa Claus rally didn't arrive as scheduled.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit another all-time high Tuesday, but the week before Christmas ended on a down note. A mixed bag of economic data spurred more selling Friday amid light pre-holiday volume.

The Dow fell 0.6% Friday, and 0.8% on the week, while the S&P 500 closed down 0.5% Friday and 1.1% on the week. The Nasdaq Composite had its worst week since July, falling 2.3%, having slipped 0.6% on Friday. ...

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