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State of Play
Stocks gained a little ground yesterday, recovering some of the losses from the previous day’s CPI-fueled sell-off. Earnings after the close provided some mixed results with Cisco Systems (CSCO 0.00%↑) disappointing investors but TripAdvisor (TRIP 0.00%↑) beating estimates. As we look at our board of indicators at 0600, it looks like risk appetite is continuing to recover:
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