Unusual Uncertainty Puts Markets in Doldrums

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When even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke describes the economy as "unusually uncertain," regular investors are bound to feel frustrated as they search for clarity amid divergent signals in the economy and stock market.

Many analysts expect the stock market to be stuck in a relatively narrow trading range through the rest of the summer as investors debate two competing theories -- that the economy is headed back into a recession, or that the economy is slowing somewhat but still in a sustainable recovery. There are rallies and downturns, but no ongoing progress out of the range.

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Unusual Uncertainty Puts Markets in Doldrums

Robert W. Baird chief investment strategist Bruce Bittles places the Standard & Poor's 500 range between 1050 and 1150, after a 13 p...

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