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Wall St ends higher on data, regulatory hopes (Reuters)

In this photo released by the New York Stock Exchange, executives and guests of Philip Morris International attend the opening bell ceremony on Monday, March 31, 2008. Philip Morris International Inc. today celebrated its listing and first day of trading on NYSE Euronext’s New York and Paris markets under the ticker symbol “PM” following its recent spin-off from Altria Group, Inc. Stocks fluctuated within a narrow range Monday after a reading on regional manufacturing came in better than expected and as investors examined details of a government plan to overhaul the way Wall Street is regulated. (AP Photo/Mel Nudelman, NYSE)Reuters - U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday,
helped by a report that showed stronger-than-expected
Midwestern business activity and hopes that a regulatory
overhaul unveiled by U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson
might help calm financial markets.

Original post by Yahoo! News: Business

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