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AskMen.com November 5, 2000 Ric Poupada	The Truth Behind After-Hours Trading This week's ups and downs in the stock market ended up exactly where we left off two weeks ago. The same, all in all, despite the combination of both positive and negative news across most major sectors, the markets remain unchanged...
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