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Utilities, health care and consumer staples companies lagged the mar- ket as traders sold stocks that are considered to be safer when the economy is weak. The Dow Jones industri- al average broke a three-day slump Thursday on news that claims for unemploy- ment benefits plunged last week and measures of man- ufacturing in the Northeast improved dramatically. The Dow lost 360 points over the first three days of the week as investors ques- tioned whether Europe's agreement to closer coordi- nate fiscal policy would be enough to save the euro from a catastrophic breakup. Some analysts believe nervousness about Europe this fall and winter pushed stock prices lower than their fair value. Investment advis- er Uri Landesman, presi- dent of Platinum Partners, expects stocks to rise into next year because of the growing likelihood that eco- nomic news and European headlines will remain posi- tive. ''The odds are, the news is going to be better than the market is discounting,'' Landesman said. He said the market is near the low end of its recent trading range, and a dose of positive news could set off a mini- rally. Any market moves next week could be sharp as trading volume thins out before the Christmas holi- day, Landesman said. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 3.89, or 0.3 percent, to 1,219.65. The Nasdaq composite index rose 14.32, or 0.6 percent, to 2,555..33 The Dow is down 2.6 percent for the week; the S&P 2.8 percent. The Nas- daq lost 3.5 percent. The yield on the 10-year Magic of Christmas Cone & Kimball Plaza Santa's Workshop Dec. 3rd 10-2pm Dec. 17th & 10th Kids do present making at no cost to parents 10-2pm Arts & Crafts Festival Sponsored by Downtown Red Bluff Business Assoc. Counseling Center Giving Families Hope! 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U.S. factories in some regions have seen ship- ments and orders rise this month, according to two surveys released Wednes- day. Materials companies are benefiting from soaring commodity prices. Research In Motion Ltd. plummeted 11 percent after the company said late Thursday that new phones seen as critical to its future will be delayed until late next year. RIM also is tak- ing a big loss on unsold tablet computers and pre- dicted that its BlackBerry sales will fall sharply during the holiday sales season. Online game developer Zynga Inc. fell 5 percent in its first day of trading on the Nasdaq. The maker of Farmville's initial public offering was priced late Thursday at $10 per share, raising $1 billion. That means the San Francisco company can boast the biggest Internet IPO since Google Inc. first offered shares in 2004. 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