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Wall St loses steam after Dow crosses 13,000

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock ExchangeNEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks ended little changed on Tuesday, paring gains after the Dow topped 13,000 for the first time since May 2008, and as higher oil prices damped prospects for the economy. Greece’s securing a bailout to avoid a disorderly default provided some support to stocks, but investors said the news had mostly been priced in to the market. Fresh highs in oil prices gave investors a reason to sell. U.S. crude futures rose 2.5 percent to a nine-month high of $105.84 a barrel on Iran supply worries. …

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