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Stocks in flat startU.S. markets begin with little change as investors mull income, agriculture reports.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stocks were mixed at Friday's open as investors tried to make sense out of two key economic reports - one on personal income and spending, and the other on corn plantings in the wake of a need for ethanol. The Dow Jones industrial average and Standard & Poor's 500 were little changed. The Nasdaq composite index gained 0.1 percent. Among stocks in the news: Take-Two Interactive (Charts), Tribune (Charts), DaimlerChrysler, (Charts) Dell (Charts), United Technologies (Charts) and Exxon Mobil (Charts). ----- |
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