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Markets Hold Steady as Investors Digest Mixed Economic Signals

Financial markets opened the week with cautious trading as investors weighed a series of economic indicators released over the past several days. The latest round of data points to an economy that continues to expand but at a more measured pace than earlier in the year. For those who follow stock market news, the pattern of modest gains followed by brief pullbacks has become familiar, and many are watching for signs of a more decisive trend. Equity benchmarks across the maj