U.S. markets mixed before holiday NEW YORK, July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. stock markets closed with mixed results Thursday after the European Central Bank raised its key lending rate to 4.25 percent. The dollar gained strength against the euro, in spite of the central bank's interest rate hike, which the bank hopes will slow inflation in the Eurozone. The Dow Jones industrial average gained modestly before...

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