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Stocks pushed higher Tuesday as chip names rebounded ahead of Nvidia's Wednesday earnings, even as Canada answered US tariffs with duties on about 20 billion dollars of American goods, including dairy, seafood and cheese that feed straight into restaurant costs. Consumer confidence slid to a seven-month low, and all eyes turn to Fed Chair Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote Friday. In Washington, a 90-day tariff break on imported ground beef could finally ease burger costs into fall. The Red Sox won their fourth straight to hold the second AL wild card spot, and in Nashua it was the first day of school with a sunny start to the week before Thursday storms.
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