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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The last two weeks of December are traditionally quiet for stocks, but traders accustomed to a bit of time off are staying close to their mobile devices, thanks to the "fiscal cliff. " Last-minute negotiations in Washington on the so-called fiscal cliff – nearly $600 billion of tax increases and spending cuts set to take effect in January that could cause a sharp slowdown in growth or even a recession – are keeping some traders and analysts from taking Christmas holidays because any deal could have a big impact on markets. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks fell on Friday as another slide in Apple took a toll and investors unloaded some shares because of the uncertainty surrounding the "fiscal cliff" negotiations. For the Nasdaq, this marked the second losing week in a row. All three major U. S. stock indexes ended the week slightly lower. Apple’s stock slid 3. 8 percent to $509. 79 after UBS cut its price target on the stock to $700 from $780. The stock of the most valuable U. S. company has been hit hard in the last three months. On Friday, Apple’s stock fell after a tepid reception for the iPhone 5 in China. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks were little changed on Friday, with the Nasdaq weighed by a 3-percent drop in shares of tech giant Apple, amid investor worries about a lack of progress by politicians in ongoing fiscal negotiations. Apple was down 2. 8 percent at $515. 11 as UBS cut its price target to $700 from $780. The stock has tumbled in recent months for a variety of reasons, including investors locking in profits ahead of scheduled capital-gains increases for next year. . . .

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LONDON (Reuters) – European shares and the euro edged up and growth-sensitive commodities firmed on Friday, after a pick-up in China’s manufacturing sector lifted sentiment ahead of closely-watched European data. Europe will get the first reading of Purchasing Manager Index manufacturing data just before 0900 GMT with investors hoping to see signs the region’s struggling economy is readying for a pick-up. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended its six-day winning streak on Thursday, retreating as worries intensified that Washington’s "fiscal cliff" negotiations were dragging on with little progress. Anxiety about the drawn-out talks between Democrats and Republicans was enough to offset encouraging data on retail sales and jobless claims on Thursday. There is concern that tax hikes and spending cuts, set to begin in 2013 if a deal is not reached in Washington, will hurt growth. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Nasdaq composite index fell more than 1 percent and the Dow and S&P 500 added to losses on Thursday, with energy and technology shares leading the way lower on the S&P 500. The Dow Jones industrial average was down 88. 80 points, or 0. 67 percent, at 13,156. 65. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was down 12. 08 points, or 0. 85 percent, at 1,416. 40. The Nasdaq Composite Index was down 30. 87 points, or 1. 02 percent, at 2,982. 95. (Reporting By Caroline Valetkevitch; Editing by Kenneth Barry)

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock futures were mixed on Thursday as a new round of stimulus for the economy was not enough to offset worries over the impact of the impending "fiscal cliff". * In the European Union, finance ministers reached a deal to make the European Central Bank the bloc’s top banking supervisor. The move could boost confidence in leaders’ ability to tackle the region’s sovereign debt crisis. * But the set of U. S. tax hikes and spending cuts that are set to come into effect in the new year remained at the forefront of investors’ minds. . . .

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares extended gains for a seventh day on Thursday, after the U. S. Federal Reserve took new stimulus steps to bolster the economy, pressuring the yen with expectations the Japanese central bank will follow suit with more easing next week. While stocks gained, oil and gold fell from post-Fed rallies, as investors took profits ahead of the year-end. Despite the Fed’s fresh dose of liquidity-pumping measures, the upside for stocks was also contained by concerns about the lack of breakthrough in U. S. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended nearly flat on Wednesday, giving up most of the day’s gains after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke reiterated that monetary policy won’t be enough to offset damage from the "fiscal cliff. " His comments followed the Federal Reserve’s announcement of a new stimulus plan, which briefly pushed the S&P 500 to a seven-week high. The plan, the latest attempt to boost the country’s struggling economy, will replace a more modest program set to expire with a fresh round of Treasury purchases that will increase its balance sheet. . . .

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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks rose for a sixth day on Wednesday as investors anticipated that the U. S. Federal Reserve will announce a fresh stimulus plan to support the economy at the end of a two-day monetary policy meeting. The Fed is expected to announce a new round of bond buying later on Wednesday to boost a fragile economic recovery threatened by political wrangling over the government’s budget. The monetary policy committee’s decision is expected around 12:30 p. m. ET. The S&P 500 was up for a sixth day, its longest winning streak since August, although gains have been less than 0. . . .

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