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21. U.S. stocks hold mild gains after Fed report

[at MarketWatch] - U.S. stocks held modest gains Wednesday after the Federal Reserve s Beige Book found mixed or decelerating conditions in five of 12 districts in August. The major indexes had pared their climb just before the Fed released its report.

22. Tech Stocks: Tech stocks advance; H-P, Intel ratings cut

[at MarketWatch] - Technology stocks add to their gains, with several bellwether companies on the rise and investors showing encouragement for the market as fears wane about the banking sector in Europe.

23. Financial Stocks: Financials climb, recouping previous day s losses

[at MarketWatch] - The financial sector leads U.S. stocks higher as the market recovers some of the previous session s losses.

24. Most active New York Stock Exchange-traded stocks

[AP] - A look at New York Stock Exchange 10 most-active stocks at 1 p.m.: Alcoa Inc. rose 2.9 percent to $11.17 with 16,389,700 shares traded.

25. US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-S&P 500 rises 1 percent

[at Reuters] - The Standard & Poor s 500 index rose more than 1 percent in afternoon trading on Wednesday, while the Dow and Nasdaq added to gains as worries about Europe s banking system decreased, easing risk aversion.

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