Stocks churn ahead of quarterly reports Stocks churned Monday afternoon after an early rally failed to gain traction ahead of a slew of quarterly financial reports coming this week. With less than three hours left in the session, the 30-share Dow Jones industrial average was down 0.1% while the broader Standard & Poor's 500 index was flat. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite was off a modest 0.1%, after being down as much as 0.5% earlier in the day. "In the next few days there are lots of earnings and that will be a big impetus," said Har... 7/21/2008 12:00:00 PM News & Issues - Business/Financial News
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