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The mixed signals regarding the economy’s health are taking a toll

A frothy IPO on Wall Street by social networking site LinkedIn helped lift Asian shares Friday despite mixed signals about the U.S. economy's health.

Here is a recap of the top news items from this week on Wall Street: 1. Data on producer and consumer prices this week showed that concerns related to inflation may have previously been overdone.

PPI for February actually fell 0.6%, better than the 0.2% drop economists had been expecting, while CPI for the month was flat.

Traders received mixed signals, however, as India's Reserve Bank chose to be one of the first central banks to raise key lending rates this week. 2.

As promised by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, the Federal Reserve said Tuesday that it will hold key interest rates

An array of West Virginia's top political leaders stood shoulder-to-shoulder Tuesday with executives from the state's top coal producers, vowing to form a united front in the face of what they call mixed signals and heavy-handedness from federal mining regulators.

Oil prices fell to near $79 a barrel Wednesday in Asia amid mixed signals about the strength of the U.S. economic recovery.

Gold hits $1,000 an ounce for the first time since February, amid mixed signals about the direction of the global economy.

Stock futures are trading in a narrow range as investors received mixed signals from the latest round of earnings reports.

Stock futures are slightly lower Friday as investors receive more mixed signals on the economy from earnings reports.

More mixed signals on the economy and earnings reports are sending stocks lower in early trading.

IBM Corp. will report second-quarter results Thursday amid an unsettled technology market that's been sending mixed signals.