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8A Daily News – Saturday, June 18, 2011 (AP) — Signs that a solution to Greece’s debt problems could be near helped the stock market eke out its first week of gains since April. Germany softened its conditions for giving Greece more loans on Fri- day, putting Greece closer to getting more financial support and avoiding a default. Global financial markets were rattled earlier this week when a default by Greece seemed imminent. Traders worry that a default by Greece could trigger another financial cri- sis, weakening the euro and leading to widespread loss- Stocks have their first winning week since April Wall Street that large companies are fal- tering. es for banks and govern- ments that hold Greek bonds. A default would also push up the value of lower- risk assets like the dollar and U.S. government bonds. The Dow Jones industri- al average closed up 42.84, or 0.4 percent, at 12,004.36. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 3.86, or 0.3 per- cent, to 1,271.50. The gains weren’t wide- spread. The technology- focused Nasdaq composite index lost 7.22, or 0.3 per- cent, to 2,616.48 after signs BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. plummeted 21 percent after giving a surprisingly weak forecast for the current quarter and the remainder of the year. The company is struggling to compete with Apple Inc.’s iPhone and Android phones. Other technology companies like Intel Corp. and Cisco Sys- tems Inc. fell 0.3 percent, the biggest drop among the 10 industries that make up the S&P index. Among other U.S. com- panies, credit research firm Moody’s Corp. dropped 5 The law firm of McGlynn and McGlynn is pleased to announce that Laura Clark will be joining the firm on July 1, 2011. Laura brings experience in the areas of family law, civil litigation and criminal defense. 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