Stocks look for tractionU.S. markets attempt to sort out credit concerns; economic reports awaited.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Stocks were mixed at Wednesday's open as continued concerns about a credit crunch in the U.S. countered efforts for a rebound from a big selloff. The Dow Jones industrial average was just above breakeven. The Nasdaq composite index lost 0.1 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose less than 1 point. Among stocks in the news Wednesday: Dow Jones (Charts), Time Warner (Charts, Fortune 500), Kraft Foods (Charts), Qwest (Charts, Fortune 500), Alltel (Charts, Fortune 500) and Cigna (Charts, Fortune 500). |
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