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Stocks tick higher on positive jobs data
CNN By Blake Ellis @CNNMoneyMarkets December 22, 2011: 12:17 PM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney) — US stocks drifted higher Thursday, as a better-than-expected reading on unemployment boosted investor optimism. The Dow Jones industrial average (INDU) edged up 40 … US Stocks Gain As Economic Data Gives A Boost; DJIA Up 41 Stocks Inch Higher on US Economic Data US stocks open slightly higher |