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U.S. Stocks Fight Slump In Consumer-discretionary To Start Week
2016-04-04 19:11:11| Footwear - Topix.net
U.S. stocks were in negative territory Monday, as losses for consumer-discretionary companies, like Nike Inc., overshadowed a rally in health-care stocks. Meanwhile, a fresh drop in oil prices weighed on risk appetite, offsetting the positive effects of comments from Federal Reserve's Janet Yellen, who has reaffirmed a desire to keep benchmark interest rates low.
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