Major indexes eked out gains in what was the lowest volume week of the year. The holiday-shortened trading week was relatively uneventful with no major companies reporting earnings and a light economi...
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Risk assets continued to grind higher in a busy week of economic data. The S&P 500 gained 1% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 rose more than 3% last week.
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