Dow halts losing streak but market's 'slow bleed' continues in tech sector

Blue-chip stock indexes managed to avoid a seventh straight losing week, but barely -- and no thanks to the struggling technology sector. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 42.84 points, or 0.4%, to close at 12,004.36 on Friday. That left...

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Source: Los Angeles Times

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