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S&P 500 ekes out 6th straight gain following jobs report

New York Stock Exchange building in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s big rally let off the accelerator on Friday, despite a better-than-expected report on the U.S. job market, amid worries about worsening U.S.-China tensions and whether Washington can deliver more aid for the economy. The S&P 500 inched up 2.12 points, or 0.1%, to 3,351.28 to eke out a sixth...

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