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Stocks close mixed on disappointing jobs report
USA TODAY Stocks finished the day and the week mixed Friday after a disappointing jobs report indicated a hiring slowdown in December. In choppy trading, the Standard & Poor's 500 index ended up 4.24 points, or 0.2%, to 1,842.37, after being down as much as 0.3% … Investors soul search after jobs report Jobs Data Stymie Stock Rally US STOCKS-Wall St flat after jobs data; focus shifts to earnings |