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Stocks in New York went out narrowly mixed Tuesday as investors digested a cautious outlook at Wal-Mart (WMT Quote), the return of surging oil futures, and sobering words on the liquidity crisis from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average, under pressure from both Wal-Mart and the day's worst-performing component, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ Quote), fell 45 points, or 0.4%, to 12,831. The S&P 500 was down fractionally, losing a half-point to 1403.
The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite, however, eked out a 7-point gain, or 0.3%, at 2495, following encouraging news at Yahoo! (YHOO Quote). ...
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