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S&P 500 Up 8% YTD as Alphabet Earnings, Fed Tone Loom Over Markets

S&P 500 Up 8% YTD as Alphabet Earnings, Fed Tone Loom Over Markets

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tags. Use proper German quotation marks? Not needed. Keep numbers as is (use decimal point? In German, decimal comma is standard, but the original uses decimal point. For consistency with German locale, we should use decimal comma? The requirement says "Keep all facts, numbers, and data accurate" - but also "Translate naturally". In German financial texts, often they keep the decimal point for dollar amounts? Actually, in German, decimal comma is used. However, the original uses decimal point. To be accurate, we should convert to German format: 8% stays, $119.8 billion -> 119,8 Milliarden US-Dollar. But careful: "119.8 billion" in English is 119.8 billion, in German it's 119,8 Milliarden. Also "4.67%" -> "4,67%". But the original has "4.67%" with point. I think it's better to use German decimal comma for natural translation. The requirement says "keep all facts, numbers, and data accurate" - converting to German decimal format is still accurate