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Oil prices stay steady before 2-day US Fed meeting
Oil prices nearly unchanged as traders wait for results from US central bank policy meeting
Food companies work to make it look natural
Make it look natural; companies work to make packaged foods appear homespun
Court: 'Pay to delay' generic drugs can be illegal
Supreme Court: 'Pay-for-delay' deals between drug companies can sometimes be illegal
Pro-Obama group airing health ads
Outside group backing Obama airing health care reform ads this summer
Netflix cuts original TV deal with DreamWorks
Netflix to run 300 hours of original TV series from DreamWorks Animation in multi-year deal
Investors guess Fed's actions, push stocks higher
Investors try to predict Fed's actions and guess stimulus will continue, pushing stocks higher
Israel picks team to build high-speed web network
Israel selects consortium to build high-speed broadband Internet network
Google settles suit, clears way for stock split
Google settles shareholder lawsuit over stock split, clearing way of new class of shares
Apple details government requests for data
Apple says it received between 4,000 and 5,000 gov't requests for data over 6-month period
Google begins launching Internet-beaming balloons
Google launching Internet-beaming balloons to bring the Web to remote corners of the earth
Web giants get broader surveillance revelations
Facebook, Microsoft says they have new permission to talk about government's user surveillance
A look at Google's Internet-beaming balloons
A look at Google's launch of Internet-beaming balloons
US homebuilder confidence soars to 7-year high
Survey: Most US homebuilders optimistic about home sales for first time in 7 years
Lowe's offers to buy Orchard Supply for $205M
Lowe's offers to buy Orchard Supply Hardware for $205M as part of Chapter 11 process
Elan holders OK buyback, vote down 3 deals
Elan shareholders OK stock buyback in vote that potentially ends Royalty takeover bid
Investors guess Fed's actions, push stocks higher
Investors on Wall Street are playing a guessing game with the Federal Reserve.
US stocks rise ahead of Fed policy meeting
Stocks rise on Wall Street ahead of Federal Reserve's policy meeting
NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
A major employer in the Washington area tops the list of "Best Employers for Workers over 50."
Starboard says Smithfield sale undervalues company
Starboard says proposed $4.72B sale of Smithfield Foods undervalues company
News Summary: On trading floor, a wait-and-see day
HOLDING PATTERN: Trading was light Monday, with investors waiting to see what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will say Wednesday about how long the central bank might keep in place programs meant to stimulate the economy.


