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Stocks Mixed on Oil Prices, Factory Data

NEW YORK – Investors’ concerns about higher oil prices and rising interest rates kept stocks mixed Monday despite strong sales at Wal-Mart Stores and a better-than-expected reading of the nation’s industrial activity. The Dow Jones industrial average (search) ended down 17.76 points, or 0.17 percent, at 10,623.15. The Standard & …

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Flying Colors

We put four of the top family SUVS through their paces. THE FIELD OF MIDSIZE family SUVs grows ever more crowded — and competitive. The old gold standard, Ford Explorer, lost some of its luster during the Firestone rollover scandal, giving Chevrolet a chance to win hearts with the vastly …

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The Essential Guide to ETFs

Suddenly, everyone’s talking about exchange-traded funds. Are they right for you? WHERE WERE YOU when the mutual fund scandals broke? The laundry list of complaints rattled off by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer last September was startling. From big-moneyed customers making illegal trades to jacked-up fees for the little …

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