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NEW YORK -- Wall Street edged modestly lower Wednesday, closing a turbulent quarter on a down note as the government reported weaker- than-expected growth in the manufacturing sector and OPEC signaled it would move ahead with a planned production cut.
The Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq composite index ended the first three months of 2004 with losses, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index posted a modest gain. All three gauges were down for the month of March.See the full content of this document
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Stock Watch: Wall Street Ends Quarter On a Loss
Investors sought safer positions after two days of robust gains, and ahead of a much-anticipated jobs report due Friday. In addition, the Institute for Supply Management...
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