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Stocks Roll Back on Factory Slowdown

The first trading day of the month goes into the losing column as manufacturing data give investors a reason to pause. The Dow and S&P 500 lost half of one percent, and an even smaller loss for the Nasdaq. A November survey shows U.S. manufacturing activity unexpectedly shrank, slowing to a more than three-year low, according to the Institute for Supply Management.
 

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