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Asian shares firmer, Nikkei buoyed by U.S. data
SINGAPORE/SYDNEY - Asian stocks rose on Tuesday with Tokyo's Nikkei hitting its highest in nearly five weeks after encouraging manufacturing data in Europe and the United States helped cheer markets fretting about a slowing Chinese economy.
- Icahn seeks Dell meeting after securing $5.2 billion for bid
- Pfizer, Novartis may join Amgen in bidding for Onyx: sources
- Apple plans Nevada solar farm in clean energy push for data centers
- Sprint Nextel must face NY suit over tax fraud - judge
- Japan, Canada investors to buy U.S. power plant for $2 billion: Nikkei
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Ex-Dow officer charged in insider trading case
- A former officer of Dow Chemical Co has been charged by securities regulators in connection to an insider trading scheme based on Dow's 2008 acquisition of Rohm & Haas Co.
Factories rebound in June, but hiring down
NEW YORK - Manufacturing expanded last month, rebounding from an unexpected contraction in May, but hiring in the sector was the weakest in nearly four years, which could make the Federal Reserve think twice about how soon to scale back its stimulus.
Exclusive: State attorneys general probing American, U.S. Airways merger
WASHINGTON - A group of 19 attorneys general, led by Texas, has joined a U.S. Justice Department probe of a planned merger of American Airlines Inc and US Airways Group Inc , three sources close to the discussions told Reuters.
Zynga, seeking salvation, names Microsoft Xbox head as CEO
SAN FRANCISCO - Zynga Inc's decision to bring in the head of Microsoft Corp's Xbox business to replace founder Mark Pincus is a bold stroke that was hailed on Wall Street, but it still leaves questions as to who is ultimately in charge at the troubled game-maker.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
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- Sectors
| DOW | 14,974.96 |  +65.36 |
+0.44% |
| S&P 500 | 1,614.96 | +8.68 |
+0.54% |
| NASDAQ | 3,434.49 | +31.24 |
+0.92% |
| TR US Index | 146.65 | +0.85 |
+0.58% |
-65.30Sector Summary
| Energy | +48.55% |
| Basic Materials | +148.35% |
| Industrials | +65.87% |
| Cyclical Goods & Services | +67.05% |
| Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +59.84% |
| Financials | +71.87% |
| Healthcare | +40.09% |
| Technology | +16.29% |
| Telecoms | +115.24% |
| Utilities | +68.27% |
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