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Empresas y finanzas

Wall St up as Wal-Mart offsets economic data


    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on Thursday as better-than-expected earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc helped offset disappointing government numbers on retail sales and jobs.

    The Dow Jones industrial average was up 35.90 points, or 0.38 percent, at 9,397.51. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index was up 6.91 points, or 0.69 percent, at 1,012.72. The Nasdaq Composite Index was up 10.63 points, or 0.53 percent, at 2,009.35.

    (Reporting by Edward Krudy; Editing by Leslie Adler)