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Stocks were mixed on Friday morning amid continued uncertainty in Washington and new consumer spending and inflation data. The Commerce Department said that consumer spending rose a stronger-than-expected 0.8% in August after a decline of 0.1% in July, while the core personal consumption expenditures price index - the Fed's preferred measure of inflation - rose 0.3%, in line with the July increase. The core PCE also rose 3.6% from the prior year, again in line with July's increase and slightly above the consensus forecast of 3.5% growth. The Dow rose 0.3%, the S&P was flat, and the Nasdaq fell 0.3%. Crude oil traded near $75 per barrel, while gold rose $2 to $1759 per ounce.

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Stocks fell on Friday morning on continued depressed consumer sentiment. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for September came in at 71, compared to economists' expectation for 72. However it was slightly up from August's final reading of 70.3. The Dow fell 0.5%, the S&P declined 0.7%, and the Nasdaq was down 1%. Crude oil traded near $72 per barrel, while gold fell $2 to $1755 per ounce.

The Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers is a daily report that identifies the five companies the largest insider purchase transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions as well as the five companies the largest insider sales transactions based on the dollar value of the transactions.

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Stocks fell on Thursday after briefly rising following new weekly employment data. The Labor Department said that first-time claims for state unemployment benefits fell to 310,000 for the week ended September 4, down from 345,000 a week earlier and below the consensus forecast of 335,000. Continuing claims fell to 2.783 million, down from 2.805 million a week earlier but slightly above consensus. However, by afternoon, stocks began to decline on rising COVID-19 Delta variant concerns. This is the fourth day in a row that the Dow and S&P 500 have fallen, while the Nasdaq fell for the second consecutive day. The Dow fell 0.4%, the S&P 0.5%, and the Nasdaq 0.3%. Crude oil fell slightly to nearly $70 per barrel, while gold traded near $1796 per ounce.