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U.S. Stocks Rise on Factory Data Amid Facebook Deal Optimism
San Francisco Chronicle Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose as a better-than- forecast report on manufacturing tempered concern about the strength of the economy while Facebook Inc.'s $ 19 billion purchase of a messaging startup sparked optimism about deals. Tesla Motors … Wall St. rises on manufacturing data, S&P nears record Global economy worries keep lid on European stocks Wall Street ticks up after mixed data, Wal-Mart falls |