Stocks slip ahead of crucial Fed, ECB meetings

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

NEW YORK -- Stocks ended slightly lower Tuesday as investors held back ahead of three critical events this week: policy meetings at both the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank and a closely watched report on jobs in the U.S.

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