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NEW YORK, Aug 6 — Wall Street stocks were flat early today as talks in Washington over additional stimulus spending dragged on and weekly jobless claims retreated somewhat.  About 30 minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2 per cent at 27,251.86. The broad-based...

Traders and financial professionals work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange ahead of the closing bell, June 21, 2019 in New York. — AFP pic

The number of workers filing first-time jobless claims dropped last week after two weeks of increases, falling to 1.19 million, still an exceptionally high level, the Labor Department reported.

 

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