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The Dow Jones industrial average managed gains in trading Friday, ending the week up 0.5 percent at 10,313, a fifth straight week of good news for blue chips. Markets absorbed positive news from OPEC, as the oil cartel said it was considering a hike in output. Crude prices fell below $43 a barrel, well off summer highs. Shares in Disney were up sharply on news that CEO Michael Eisner would retire at the end of his contract in 2006.

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