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5/22/2013 4:15 PM ET
[BRIEFING.COM][BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 settled lower by 0.8% after early strength turned into afternoon weakness. Today's headline event came in the form of Ben Bernanke's testimony before the Joint Economic Committee. During his remarks, Chairman...[more]
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