US stocks tick higher as Wall Street waits for a speech on interest rates

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US stocks tick higher as Wall Street waits for a speech on interest rates

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By STAN CHOE, Associated Press Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher on Friday ahead of a highly anticipated speech about where U.S. interest rates may be heading.
The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, coming off its fifth straight modest loss after setting an all-time high…

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