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AP - Stocks finished a volatile session mixed on Friday as investors remained nervous about rising inflation and dollar weakness. They also gleaned some hope from data showing resilient consumer spending and steady economic growth. The Dow Jones industrials finished the session 5 points higher, but closed the first quarter down about 108 points.

FT.com - World stock markets retreated this week against a backdrop of rising oil prices and fresh uncertainty about the outlook for US growth, inflation and interest rates.

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FT.com - World stock markets retreated this week against a backdrop of rising oil prices and fresh uncertainty about the outlook for US growth, inflation and interest rates.

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Mixed economic reports leave stocks virtually flat on the last trading day of the quarter. Consumer spending rises, and the U.S. announces new tariffs on Chinese goods. Farm-focused companies rise on the corn boom.

FT.com - The FTSE 100 retreated by the close of trade on Friday, dragged lower by weakness in market heavyweight Vodafone and amid concerns over mounting tensions between Britain and Iran.

AP - Man Group PLC, the world's largest publicly traded hedge fund company, said Friday it plans to split off its brokerage business, making it an independent company through an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange.

FT.com - Wall Street stocks were slightly higher on Friday as investors welcomed data showing an unexpectedly sharp rise in consumer spending and a strong corn planting forecast.

Reuters - U.S. stocks ended the last session of a turbulent quarter little changed on Friday as word the United States had imposed duties on some Chinese imports offset strong economic news and a pullback in oil prices.