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8B Daily News – Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Stocks end mixed on quiet day; energy stocks fall NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market paused Monday, ending on a mixed note, after a string of records in recent weeks. Investors had little company-specific news to digest and trading was light ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday later this week. Still, the market was hit with broader geopolitical news. The U.S. and other world powers reached a deal Sunday to limit Iran's nuclear program, an event that dragged down oil prices and energy stocks. The slow day represented a lull in the market's strong run-up. Stocks have soared this year as a combination of solid corporate earnings, a strengthening economy and easy-money policies from the Federal Reserve have drawn investors to stocks. Stocks have also gained because they offer an attractive alternative to bonds, where interest rates remain close to all-time lows. Wall Street The Dow Jones industrial average rose eight points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,072.54. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 2 points, or 0.1 percent, to 1,802.48. On Friday, the index closed above 1,800 for the first time Despite light trade, Monday did feature another market milestone. The Nasdaq rose as high as 4,007.09, a level it hasn't seen since Sept. 7, 2000, during the dot-com bubble. The index ended up 2.92 points, or 0.1 percent, at 3,994.57. The biggest drags on the S&P 500 were energy stocks. Sunday's deal with Iran was the first significant progress in years to curtail that country's nuclear ambitions. It could reduce the risk of conflict, improve trade and boost global oil supplies by making it easier for Iran to sell its crude onto the global market. That could increase global supply and push oil prices lower in the long-term. Oil fell 75 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $94.09. Energy companies Halliburton, Transocean and Schlumberger all fell 2 percent or more. Even with Monday's decline, S&P 500 has risen seven straight weeks and is up 26 percent in 2013, its best performance in 15 years. However, an increasing number of investors believe that stocks have run their course for 2013 and stocks are due for a pullback soon. ''I would like to see this market take a breather,'' said Jim Lauder, a fund manager for Wells Fargo Advantage Dow Jones Target Date Funds. While the Nasdaq is flirting with territory it hasn't seen in 13 years, the index is still down roughly 25 percent from its all-time high of 5,048.62 that it set on March 10, 2000. The index, although still technology heavy, is dominated by highly-profitable companies like Apple, Google and Amazon. Trading was light Mon- day and is expected to remain limited all week. Stock and bond markets are closed Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving. On Friday, the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will close early. Approximately 2.98 billion shares traded hands Monday on the New York Stock Exchange, below the 3.35 billion that is typically traded on an average day. Investors will focus on Black Friday, when the holiday shopping season officially starts. Due to the lateness of Thanksgiving, the Christmas shopping season is a week shorter than usual, and that could affect the amount of shopping people can do. An increasing number of retailers are opening up on Thanksgiving to draw in customers. In other news, shares of Wal-Mart rose 62 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $80.43 after the company announced its CEO was stepping down. Alcoa climbed 35 cents, or 4 percent, to $9.59 after Goldman Sachs upgraded the company to ''buy'' from ''neutral,'' citing potential growth in its aluminum products business. Unlucky sibling of pardoned turkeys meets governor ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — With two other turkeys ticketed for a presidential pardon at the White House, their brother met Minnesota's governor Monday at a state Capitol ceremony featuring much of the same upbeat pageantry ahead of a far gloomier fate for the bird. Jokingly dubbed ''Delicious'' by a farmer traveling with the 20-pound gobbler, the unfortunate turkey enjoyed only a brief stay of execution — not a reprieve — during a ceremony laced with gallows humor at Gov. Mark Dayton's Capitol office. The next stop for the pink and white bird: a trip to the St. Paul Salvation Army and, eventually, dinner for the less-fortunate. Conversely, his two brothers are headed to the Amazing Finds NEW & USED FURNITURE & MUCH, MUCH MORE! Hurry in for the Fall Haul Sale & Online Auction Two Locations - 30,000 square feet RED BLUFF 530-917-1138 REDDING 530-917-7797 22660 Antelope Blvd. amazingfindsredbluff.com 9am – 7pm Sun.-Fri. 3351 S. Market St. amazingfindshome.com 9am – 7pm Sun.-Fri. 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Along with his more fortunate siblings, he lived in a separate barn and relaxed to an eclectic music mix including Vivaldi and John Mayer. The bird and his two White House-bound kin were all raised by turkey farmer John Burkel in Badger, Minn., near the Canadian border. As current chairman of the National Turkey Federa- tion, Burkel was tapped to provide a bird for President Barack Obama's pardon — a yearly custom that dates to President Harry S. Truman in 1947. The second bird is sent along in case the first comes down with performance anxiety. Besides music and privacy, Burkel conditioned the naturally nervous birds to behave in front cameras and crowds. FREEDOM FROM DEBT! Find out how U. S. Bankruptcy Law can help you-- Stromer Realty For a free consultation call Attorney J. C. 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