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Dow takes aim at 20,000 as investors wait for Yellen speech

From marketwatch.com

U.S. stock futures pointed to a slightly higher start Monday as investors trained their attention on a speech by Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen. Dow Jones Industrial Average index futures YMH7, +0.09% rose 25 points, or 0.1%, to 19,819, while S&P 500 index futures ESH7, +0.07% up 2.2 points to 2,257.50. Nasdaq-100 futures NQH7, +0.13% gained 4.75 points to 4,920.50. A speech by Fed’s Yellen, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time at the University of Baltimore on “The State of the Labor Market” will mark the last of the central bank’s speeches before the Christmas break and will be followed for any ... (full story)

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