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Wall Street celebrates retail sales; S&P 500 posts best day of the year
CNBC.com U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, as Wall Street chalked up its strongest performance in 2014 after upbeat retail-sales data for December helped offset concerns that came with Friday's monthly jobs report. "The biggest factor (driving the market … S&P 500 celebrates best day in 2014 following retail sales data Five S&P 500 Stocks With Rising Short Activity Only the Short-Term Trend Has Turned Negative |