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Friday, November 23, 2012

Futures gain ahead of holiday-shortened session

Trading specialists hurry around on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeNEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock index futures gained modestly Friday, with the retail sector in focus as the holiday shopping season begins, on a day of abbreviated day on Wall Street following the Thanksgiving holiday. Greece said the International Monetary Fund had relaxed its debt-cutting target for the country, suggesting lenders were closer to a deal for a vital aid tranche to be paid. But other sources involved in the talks cautioned the funding gap was far bigger than Greece has suggested. ...



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