U.S. stocks mixed after record rally

11:41 am ET Jul 13, 2007

DJIA

13,886

+25.20

S&P

1,548

+1.23

NASDAQ

2,698

-3.61

10Yr

5.11%

-0.009

U.S. stocks mixed after record rally

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LONDON
The Dutch Supreme Court on Friday ruled that ABN Amro can proceed with
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step closer to winning control of ABN in the world's biggest banking
takeover.

Economic Report: Retail sales fall 0.9% in June, largest drop since
2005

WASHINGTON
With weak demand for durable goods and falling gas prices, U.S. retail
sales dropped 0.9% in June, the largest decline since August 2005, the
government said Friday.

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SAN FRANCISCO
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