Gauging the U.S. economy
Traders signal offers in the Standard & Poors 500 stock index options pit at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange May 30, 2006 in Chicago. Higher oil prices and a drop in consumer confidence sent stocks downward with the S&P 500 cash index dropping more than 20 points to close at 1259.84.
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