Summary Box: Dow posts 8th gain on mixed data
Summary Box: Stock market ends mixed on uneven economic numbers; Dow advances for 8th day
DOW EXTENDS ITS RUN: The Dow Jones industrial average rose for the eighth straight day, its longest streak of gains since August.
A SLOW REBOUND: The Labor Department reported that inflation remains subdued but that jobless claims fell only slightly last week. That suggests the economy will recover slowly.
MIXED SIGNALS: The Philadelphia Federal Reserve said manufacturing in the Mid-Atlantic region grew for a seventh straight month in March but that new orders fell. That's a sign growth could slow.
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