U.S. stocks turn mildly higher ahead of Fed

11:41 am ET Jan 31, 2007

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U.S. stocks turn mildly higher ahead of Fed

NEW YORK -- U.S. stocks turned cautiously higher on Wednesday, after a
weak manufacturing survey revived hopes that the Federal Reserve, which
will unveil a decision on interest rates this afternoon, may take less
of a tough stance on inflation.