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Wall Street analysts expect growth in both the economy and corporate earnings next year, both of which bode well for stocks.

Shares of Devon Energy Corp. rose 1.77% to $36.82 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.14% to 6,896.24 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.