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- Monday, February 6, 2:25 PM Bank loans to businesses rose just 1% in January's first three and a half weeks, a possible sign of slowing growth in commercial lending. Investors have bought bank stocks (XLF -0.6%) lately on the belief that more loans will mean better earnings, and Stifel Nicolaus is concerned that "slower-than-anticipated loan growth could result in... investor disappointment heading into Q1 earnings."
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