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Stocks in New York eked out slight gains Thursday as the market digested positive surprises from the weekly jobless claims report and Alcoa's (AA Quote) quarterly earnings but also dismal June retail sales.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 4.76 points, or 0.06%, to 8183.17, while the S&P 500 gained 3.15 points, or 0.4%, to 882.68. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 5.38 points, or 0.3%, to 1752.55.
Merck (MRK Quote) was the worst performer on the Dow, falling 3.7% on news that a trial comparing its cholesterol drug Zetia to Abbott's(ABT Quote) Niaspan had been stopped early. ...
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