U.S. stocks got some help from overseas Monday, as better-than-expected economic news from Japan and gains in Europe helped the market brush aside a weak reading on domestic manufacturing.

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Fortunately much of the on-stage action swept problems like audio feedback and weak between-match dialogue aside.

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But politics aside, the weak third quarter could be a set-up for an even weaker fourth quarter.

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