NEWYORK(Reuters)-StocksedgeduponWednesday,withtheDowrisingfortheninthstraightsessiontoanotherrecord,buoyedbysurprisinglystrongretailsalesthatsuggestedtheeconomyisgainingmomentum.TheDowJonesindustrialaverage'snine-daywinningstreakisthelongestconsecutiverunsinceNovember1996.Buttradingvolumewaslight.Moveshavebeenmutedinrecentdaysasinvestorsconsolidatepositionsafterastrongrun-upinthef...
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