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It’s been eight weeks since the NASDAQ followed through on a new market rally. Dozens of highly rated stocks have broken out of bases and gone on…

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The NASDAQ gained 0.8% Wednesday after a seesaw session, bouncing back from two straight distribution days. Volume, however, fell from Tuesday’s…

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Morning doubts gave way to solid afternoon gains that lifted the NYSE composite to near its May 7 high.

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Stocks bounced higher Wednesday. But volume rolled in lower compared with the prior day’s negative reversal.

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Airline Partners Australia, the private equity consortium that failed in its 11 billion Australian dollar takeover bid for Qantas Airways Ltd., said Thursday it would not renew its offer.

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China’s investments in real estate, factories and other urban fixed assets soared 25.5 percent in the first four months of this year, the government reported Thursday, suggesting Beijing might tighten controls imposed earlier to cool the boom.

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LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — As if they didn’t have enough troubles with declining circulation, falling revenue and the increasing threat of online competition, newspapers may soon find climate change is tightening the squeeze.

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (MarketWatch) — A Web site should be devoted to the most ridiculous packaging. This morning, for example, the rip-top plastic that is supposed to unveil the zip-lock top to my granola cereal wouldn’t rip — well, with my hands anyway; I had to use my teeth.

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Did your warranty — and your access to your computer’s tech support — run out? You can still get help with nagging computer issues, according to Consumer Reports.

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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Tens of thousands of Mexicans took to the streets in January to protest tortilla prices as they soared to their highest levels in a decade as demand for corn — a key ingredient not only of tortillas but ethanol — surged. Such fervor is unlikely to sweep the streets of American cities any time soon, even if the domestic food supply is already beginning to be affected by climate change.

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