Stock Watch: Dow Flat On Slow Trading; Investors Appear Uncertain, Stay On the Sidelines

The Columbian › September 15, 2004

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NEW YORK - Stocks finished a lackluster session slightly higher Tuesday as many investors opted to keep to the sidelines after a disappointing report on retail sales and another increase in oil prices.

With Hurricane Ivan threatening oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, crude futures moved higher for the second straight day. A barrel of light crude settled at $44.39, up 52 cents, on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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Stock Watch: Dow Flat On Slow Trading; Investors Appear Uncertain, Stay On the Sidelines

Sluggish automotive sales resulted in a 0.3 percent drop in retail sales for August, worse tha...

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