list http://www.usatoday.com/money/default.htm USATODAY.com Money - Top Stories (USA TODAY) en-us Copyright 2009, USATODAY.com, USA TODAY Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:41:35 GMT 142 18 http://www.usatoday.com/money/default.htm http://images.usatoday.com/_common/_images/usatodaycom_135x20.gif http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~3/6SqNEQymAFY/2009-12-11-stocks-fri_N.htm Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:40:48 GMT Stocks mostly rose as a report on retail sales indicates consumers are picking up their spending. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nv1LPhvPgNp0FvwoQvIQMRJFKwY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nv1LPhvPgNp0FvwoQvIQMRJFKwY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nv1LPhvPgNp0FvwoQvIQMRJFKwY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~at/nv1LPhvPgNp0FvwoQvIQMRJFKwY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories/~4/6SqNEQymAFY" 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