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Stocks End Higher After Choppy Day

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Stocks struggled to a higher finish on Wall Street after a day of choppy trading, the AP reports. Technology and consumer-focused companies did well Tuesday, but health care companies were weak. Chipmakers… Money News Summaries.
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Stocks struggled to a higher finish on Wall Street after a day of choppy trading, the AP reports. Technology and consumer-focused companies did well Tuesday, but health care companies were weak. Chipmakers Intel and Nvidia both rose sharply, but Johnson & Johnson fell. Traders are still focused on a back-and-forth in Washington over tariffs the White House wants to impose on steel and aluminum imports. The plans have faced opposition from other Republicans and business leaders. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 7 points, or 0.3%, to 2,728. The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 9 points to 24,884. The Nasdaq composite rose 41 points, or 0.6%, to 7,372.

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