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Stock Market Closes Higher On First Day Of July; Defensive Stocks Lead As Recession Fears Loom

MICHAEL MOLINSKI
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Stock Market Closes Higher On First Day Of July; Defensive Stocks Lead As Recession Fears Loom
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The stock market gained Friday even as more economic data pointed to a looming recession. Utility stocks soared.

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