Sharps, Then Flat

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The stock market was rocked by big swings throughout last week amid inflation fears, but despite the volatility, the two key indexes ended the week essentially flat, thanks largely to a strong rally on Thursday. Strong results for tech stocks including Intel, Yahoo! and Google were countered by bad news from Costco and Maytag, which had investors fearing a drop in consumer spending. And again, oil prices were up. For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average closed at 10,157.71,

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