Are you ready for some football? Gamblers are rejoicing

The NFL is back — and companies like DraftKings and FanDuel are betting that millions of people will want to place wagers on games and play fantasy football.

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Dow Nasdaq S&P +131.06   -66.05   +1.78 27,665.64   10,853.55   3,340.97 +0.48%   -0.60%   +0.05% YTD -3.06%   YTD +20.96%   YTD +3.41%

Biggest Winners Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc +6.94%   Under Armour Inc +5.40%   Howmet Aerospace Inc +4.83%   LyondellBasell Industries NV +4.75% Biggest Losers Coty Inc -4.10%   Kimco Realty Corp -3.87%   Paycom Software Inc -3.63%   Darden Restaurants Inc -3.50%

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Key Market Stats Latest Today's Change Oil $37.30 -0.03 / -0.08% Gold $1,949.40 +1.50 / +0.08% 10-yr 0.67% -0.02 Euro $1.18 +0.00 / +0.19%

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