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S&P 500 dips, while the Nasdaq climbs

Headline from Richmond Times-Dispatch

NEW YORK — The Nasdaq climbed Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, but both indexes notched their second straight quarterly gains as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading cooled expectations that Federal Reserve policymakers would hike rates in October.

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  1. Billings Gazette

    S&P 500 dips, Nasdaq higher after data shows moderate inflation rise (opens Billings Gazette)

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    Billings Gazette's feed description

    NEW YORK — The Nasdaq climbed Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, but both indexes notched their second straight quarterly gains as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading cooled expectations that Federal Reserve policymakers would hike rates in October.

  2. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    S&P 500 dips, while the Nasdaq climbs (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    NEW YORK — The Nasdaq climbed Wednesday and the S&P 500 dipped, but both indexes notched their second straight quarterly gains as a softer-than-anticipated inflation reading cooled expectations that Federal Reserve policymakers would hike rates in October.

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