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Hazy Vistas for the Stock Market's Bull Run

It may sound far-fetched, but the fate of the stock market next year may well rest on a single product from a single U.S. company. Before Microsoft delayed the release of its much-anticipated new operating system, Vista, the software launch was supposed to fuel holiday spending on personal computers. But since Microsoft has pushed back to January the consumer sale of its first new operating system in five years, the stakes are much higher. Since August, the stock market has rallied thanks to a big run-up in technology. Investors are banking that tech company profits will soar next year-20 percent, according to Thomson Financial, ...

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