Economy

US stocks rise at the start of a holiday-shortened week

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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose on Wall Street Monday to open what’s expected to be a relatively calm holiday week. The gains were broad. Technology companies and banks did much of the heavy lifting. Industrial companies also gave a strong push to major indexes. The S&P 500 rose 43.99 points, or 0.6%, to 6,878.49. […]