Stocks Lack Direction, Google’s Profit Soars
Stocks closed mixed for the second consecutive day. The Nasdaq rose, while the Dow and S&P 500 closed fractionally lower.
After the bell, Google
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Earlier in th day, Pfizer
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Bank of America
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UnitedHealth
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Sales were up at Nucor
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The U.S. peso dollar fell to a record low versus the euro and crude oil closed at $89.50, another record high.
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