Microsoft, Alphabet lift Nasdaq but cyclicals weigh on S&P 500
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The Nasdaq ended little changed on Wednesday, boosted by gains in Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet on the heels of their quarterly results ...Read full articleReuters: Cyclicals drag S&P 500 lower; Microsoft, Alphabet keep Nasdaq flat
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Microsoft, Alphabet lift Nasdaq but cyclicals weigh on S&P 500: The Nasdaq rose on Wednesday boosted by gains in Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet on the ...
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