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Security fears weighed on stocks last week as investors remained skittish pending a resolution to events unfolding in Pakistan, where military forces circled Al Qaeda holdouts. The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 0.5 percent to end the week at 10,187. On Friday, blue chips such as United Technologies Corp.—the day’s biggest loser, closing down 2.3 percent—were in the dumps. GE, Citigroup and IBM, among others, all saw declines on Friday. Shares in sportswear manufacturer Nike, trading on the New York Stock Exchange, were up 0.2

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