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Boom Town Baby: African stock markets see gains
Boom Town Baby: African stock markets see big gains; Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria up big
Stocks rise on Fed stimulus hopes, home sales
Stocks rise after Bernanke signals no quick end to stimulus and home sales rise
Oil falls near $95 on small drop in supplies
Oil falls near $95 a barrel on small decline in oil supplies, signs of weak demand for gas
Bernanke signals Fed to maintain stimulus efforts
Bernanke warns that premature ending of Fed's stimulus efforts would carry substantial risks
IMF calls on Britain to do more for growth
IMF praises British government's flexibility over austerity, but warns more growth needed
Iceland forms center-right govt, halts EU talks
Iceland forms new center-right govt, plans to halt talks on joining 27-nation European Union
US home sales tick up to highest in 3 ½ years
US home sales rise slightly to 4.97 million in April, highest in 3 ½ years; inventories rise
Lowe's 1Q profit rises, but results miss Street
Lowe's 1st-quarter profit climbs but performance misses analysts' expectations
Stocks edge higher as investors watch the Fed
Stocks open slightly higher on Wall Street as investors watch the Federal Reserve
Target's 1Q profit drops 26 pct on weak sales
Target's 1st-qtr profit drops 26 pct on weak sales as weather, financial pressures take toll
Stocks surge as Bernanke retains dovish tone
Bernanke warning that now is not the time to end stimulus reignites stock rally
EU leaders discuss fight against tax evasion
EU's 27 leaders discuss beefing up fight against tax fraud and companies' avoidance schemes
Immigration bill heads to full Senate
Immigration bill with path to citizenship for millions here illegally heads to Senate
Germans, French eye plan to create jobs for young
Germany, France seek to fight EU youth unemployment, aim for better use of existing funds
Stocks rise on Fed stimulus hopes, home sales
Stocks are moving higher Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said it was too soon for the central bank to pull back on its economic stimulus programs.
Sprint to listen to Dish offer
Sprint gets waiver from Softbank to talk with Dish Network, evaluate offer
Sprint boosts buyout offer for Clearwire
Sprint raises buyout offer for Clearwire by 14 percent; still opposed by minority shareholder
Poll: Teens migrating to Twitter
Poll says teens sharing more on social media sites, more trending to Twitter
Sony mulls hedge fund's entertainment sale idea
Sony CEO says board mulling hedge fund boss Loeb's proposal to spin off entertainment business
Apple case seen as possible spur to tax action
With Apple CEO's Senate turn, lawmakers see possible spur to action on fixing US tax code
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