FILE - In this July 28, 2010 file photo specialist Donald Civitanova, left, and trader Maier Tarlow work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Stock futures dropped Friday, July 30, as investors cautiously awaited the government's first reading on gross domestic product. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, filw)AP - Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year.


A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange July 28, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings season rounded the final turn with a group of strong results that offset the impact of poor economic data.


AP - Shares of Dolby Laboratories Inc. fell Friday after the company's latest quarter failed to satisfy investors, even though results beat Wall Street expectations.
U.S. News & World Report - Investors still trust the safety of bond funds. June was another good month for fixed income. The Investment Company Institute reported that overall, mutual funds saw net inflows, mostly into bond funds. Bond funds experienced inflows of more than $20 billion--up about $6 billion from May. Meanwhile, stock funds saw more outflows. The WSJ reports that investors haven't consistently put money into stock funds since the market hit its low in March 2009. Low-yielding money market funds also continued to see outflows, which brings their total outflows for the year to more than $500 billion.

Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, July 28, 2010. The Dow Jones industrial average fell almost 40 points after the Fed released its regional survey of the economy, a report known as the 'beige book.' (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - European and U.S. stock markets dropped sharply Friday after figures showed the U.S. economy slowed faster than expected in the second quarter, further eroding confidence in the recovery in the world's largest economy.


NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks opened lower on Friday after data showed U.S. economic growth slowed more than expected in the second quarter, underscoring worries about the recovery.


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A dealer counts US dollar notes at his money changer booth in Singapore in March 2008. The dollar sank to a 2010 low against the yen on Friday but firmed against the euro amid concern over the prospects for the world's top economy as investors await key US growth data.(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - The dollar sank to a 2010 low against the yen on Friday but firmed against the euro amid concern over the prospects for the world's top economy as investors await key US growth data.


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A trader sits in front of a board displaying Germany's share index DAX at the stock exchange in Frankfurt in May. Europe's main stock markets fell on Friday as investors looked ahead to key economic growth figures from the United States, after dissecting news of a major takeover, company earnings and eurozone data.(AFP/DDP/File/Martin Oeser)AFP - Europe's main stock markets fell on Friday as investors looked ahead to key economic growth figures from the United States, after dissecting news of a major takeover, company earnings and eurozone data.


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LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar fell to an eight-month low against the yen on Friday while European and Asian shares slipped on worries U.S. growth data due later in the day may show the world's biggest economy is losing steam.


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Traders work at their desks in front of the the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange July 5, 2010. REUTERS/Remote/Amanda AndersenReuters - The dollar fell to an eight-month low against the yen on Friday while European and Asian shares slipped on worries U.S. growth data due later in the day may show the world's biggest economy is losing steam.


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