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Wall St jumps as banks lead S&P 500 to new high

By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose and extended a recent rally on Tuesday, with the Dow and the S&P 500 hitting new intraday highs as investors bet that the market's upward momentum would keep going. Continue reading

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Big Sony options action before Loeb stake raises eyebrows

A surge in option market bets on Sony Corp just before a large hedge fund investor announced a big stake and called for a major restructuring of the company has raised concerns that some traders may have had advance word of the news. Continue reading

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Amarin Trouble Grows As Does Evidence Against Fish Oil’s Benefits

BOSTON (TheStreet) — A large study has once again demonstrated the failure of fish oil supplements to reduce heart disease or death in patients at higher risk for heart disease. Continue reading

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Starwood 1Q results top Wall Street’s expectations

Lodging operator Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Tuesday that its first-quarter net income surged 66 percent, bolstered by a large tax benefit Continue reading

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China March Industrial Profit Growth Slows Sharply Amid Weak Domestic Demand

Profits of China’s large industrial companies showed much slower growth in March than in the first two months of the year, suggesting that the nation’s key industries are still struggling with weak demand and overcapacity. Continue reading

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Cyber Attacks On UK Businesses ‘Soaring’

British firms are increasingly falling victim to cyber crimes, with almost all large and small business affected in the past year. Continue reading

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260 lb Teen Sues Rachael Ray Show — They Made Me Take a Hike

A very large teen claims the “Rachael Ray” show is more brutal than CrossFit, more grueling than P90X, more intense than “The Biggest Loser” — and it all ended with humiliation and anxiety.Christina Pagliarolo — who weighed in at 260 lbs — agreed… Continue reading

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Warmer Weather Brings Garden Slug Invasion

Experts warn that rising temperatures will bring an unusually large number of slugs to British gardens. Continue reading

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Asia Stocks Modestly Higher Friday

By Pamela Sampson BANGKOK — Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday as momentum carried over from yet another record high on Wall Street. Trading remained thin, however, as stock, bond and commodities markets were closed for Good Friday in the U.S Continue reading

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AT&T now offers extra large monthly wireless plans at equally large prices.

NEW YORK (TheStreet) – Big buckets selling for equally big bucks. Continue reading

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