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| Dow | 8,548.52 | -50.66 | -0.59% |
| Nasdaq | 1,559.32 | -12.27 | -0.78% |
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| S&P 500 | 881.91 | -8.44 | -0.95% |
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| 10 Yr Bond(%) | 2.4170% | +0.0100 | |
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| VRTX | 29.92 | +0.01 | +0.03% |
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| HOLX | 12.44 | +1.54 | +14.13% |
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| HOG | 14.85 | -1.15 | -7.19% |
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Wall Street Down Ahead of Earnings Reports- AP
U.S. stocks are opening slightly lower as investors cautiously await a slew of quarterly earnings reports due this week.
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- Oil falls below $39 as investors eye US earnings- AP
- Russia to restart gas pumps Tuesday- AP
- Abbott buying Advanced Medical for $1.36 billion- AP
- World stocks down as markets fret over US earnings- AP
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| Savings Type | Today | Last Week |
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| 6 month CD | 2.03% | 2.17% |
| 1 year CD | 2.52% | 2.61% |
| 3 year CD | 2.70% | 2.81% |
| MMA | 2.00% | 2.06% |
| $10K MMA | 2.21% | 2.32% |
| $25K MMA | 2.51% | 2.63% |
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