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NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of some top chemicals companies are up at 10 a.m.: Dow Chemical Co. rose $.16 or .5 percent, to $34.02. DuPont Co. rose $.18 or .3 percent, to $51.79. [Read the full article] FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2012 file photo,trader Luigi Muccitelli, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Markets were hopeful Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, that a long-awaited deal to allow Greece to claim its second bailout was near despite another delay to discussions between the country's political leaders. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks are down as frustrations mount over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt. After climbing in early trading, the Dow was down 45 points to 12,833 shortly before noon. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3 points to 1,344. The Nasdaq composite fell 7 to 2,897. Several stocks managed to rise despite the broad downward trend in the market. Ralph Lauren rose 10 percent after beating analysts' estimates for quarterly earnings. [Read the full article] Trader Anthony Riccio works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. U.S. stocks are opening mixed as traders wait for European leaders to hammer out a bailout deal for Greece. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fell Wednesday afternoon as questions mounted over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its debt. After climbing in early trading, the Dow was down 36 points to 12,842 shortly after noon. The Standard & Poor's 500 index fell 3 points to 1,344. The Nasdaq composite fell 5 to 2,899. Several stocks managed to rise despite the broad downward trend. Ralph Lauren rose 10 percent after beating analysts' estimates for quarterly earnings, a sign that wealthy customers are still spending even as the economy struggles with high unemployment. Whole Foods, another company aimed at wealthier shoppers, rose 2 percent. [Read the full article] 
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