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US stocks close higher; Amazon gains, Macy’s drops

By Washington Examiner
Published August 13, 2014 8:12pm ET
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US stocks close higher; Amazon gains, Macy’s drops
FILE - This July 15, 2013 file photo shows a sign for Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange, in New York. Global stock markets overcame a contraction in Japan's economy and jitters about Ukraine and Iraq to mostly rise Wednesday, but analysts said new geopolitical developments would likely make for volatile trading. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) | Mark Lennihan

NEW YORK (AP) — Technology and health care companies are helping U.S. stocks close higher, despite a mixed batch of economic news and a pullback in Japan’s economy.

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