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Big tech boosts S&P; 500 to best close since election
NEW YORK - Stocks rose on Tuesday, led by gains in technology companies, helping the S&P; 500 end at its highest level since Election Day. | Video
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SEC charges consultant with fraud in Chinese reverse mergers
WASHINGTON - Securities regulators charged a New Jersey-based consultant on Tuesday with defrauding investors in the China-based companies he helped make public through a backdoor method known as a "reverse merger."
China think tank sees 2013 exports rising 8 percent, imports up 7.8 percent
BEIJING - China's exports are likely to grow 8 percent in 2013 from the previous year while imports could rise 7.8 percent, leading government think tank the State Information Centre (SIC) said in a research report published on Wednesday.
American Airlines takes delivery of first 777 plane
- American Airlines said on Tuesday it took delivery of the first of 14 Boeing extended range 777-300 planes it has ordered.
Analysis: Pain, promise seen in T-Mobile's subsidy elimination
NEW YORK - T-Mobile USA's bold move to stop offering handset discounts to consumers has the potential to disrupt pricing in the U.S. wireless services market, but it will not bring the struggling unit of Deutsche Telekom AG any windfalls.
Markets
- U.S.
- Europe
- Asia
- Sectors
DOW | 13,248.44 | +78.56 | +0.60% |
S&P; 500 | 1,427.84 | +9.29 | +0.65% |
NASDAQ | 3,022.30 | +35.34 | +1.18% |
TR US Index | 129.20 | +0.83 | +0.65% |
Sector Summary
Energy | +0.45% |
Basic Materials | +0.56% |
Industrials | +0.48% |
Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.36% |
Non-Cyclical Goods & Services | +0.16% |
Financials | +0.39% |
Healthcare | +0.82% |
Technology | +1.39% |
Telecoms | +0.80% |
Utilities | +0.60% |