U.S. stocks mixed amid deal-making, lower growth

11:40 am ET Dec 21, 2006

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U.S. stocks mixed amid deal-making, lower growth

U.S. stocks were mixed on Thursday, as investors weighed a downward
revision of third-quarter economic growth and disappointing earnings
news against news of more deal-making and hopes for the traditional
"Santa Claus" rally.