Stocks Edge Higher As Unemployment Claims Decline

By SAMANTHA BOMKAMP, AP Business Writer, San Francisco Chronicle: Business
Thu, 01/19/2012 - 9:59am

(01-19) 08:59 PST NEW YORK, (AP) -- Stocks are rising at midday after a decline in applications for unemployment benefits and strong bank earnings. The Dow Jones industrial average was up 29 points to 12,607 at noon...

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