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Stocks Turn Positive After Pullback
Wednesday February 20, 1:02 pm ET
By Tim Paradis, AP Business Writer



Stocks Turn Positive As Investors Set Aside Some Concerns About Rising
Consumer Prices

NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks carved out modest advances Wednesday as
investors appeared to set aside some concerns about a rise in consumer
prices and lackluster readings on home construction.

Stocks fell early in the session after an uptick in consumer prices and
a record finish for oil prices Tuesday stirred concerns that the Federal
Reserve will have less room to lower interest rates in the coming
months. Lowering rates can increase inflationary pressures. Investors
are hoping for some insights on the Fed's thinking with the expected
release Wednesday afternoon of minutes from the last meeting of the
central bank's rate-setting committee.

He said inflation remains contained because it hasn't shown signs of
resulting in higher wages and adding to companies' costs. And he said
while the housing market remains distressed, it's woes aren't more than
expected. The worries about credit have made Wall Street react in
unpredictable ways, he said.

"It is very psychological. Hour to hour, the market acts in an
irrational fashion but in the long term it's determined by economic
fundamentals





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