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04/29/2011
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Dow, Nasdaq eye best month since December
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Strong quarterly results from Caterpillar and Merck on Friday looked set to drive the Dow to its best month since December, with a bullish stock market about to enter the seasonally weak month of May. | Full Article
Caterpillar profit surges, raises full-year view
April 29, 2011 07:58 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Caterpillar Inc recorded a fivefold surge in quarterly profit and raised its forecast for the rest of the year, citing rising demand for its bulldozers, excavators and other heavy equipment. | Full Article
Consumer spending and income rise in March
April 29, 2011 08:32 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rising gasoline and food prices lifted consumer spending in March and the increase in overall inflation from a year-ago was the largest in 10 months, government data showed on Friday. | Full Article
Merck reports higher-than-expected earnings
April 29, 2011 07:57 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co reported higher-than-expected first-quarter earnings, fueled by strong sales of its drugs for diabetes, asthma and rheumatoid arthritis. | Full Article
Gold set for seventh weekly gain as dollar sags
April 29, 2011 07:40 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Friday, just shy of fresh record highs and set for its seventh successive weekly gain, driven largely by the decline in the dollar to its lowest in nearly three years. | Full Article
US TOP NEWS
Tornadoes tear across South, killing over 306
April 29, 2011 08:17 AM ET
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (Reuters) - Tornadoes and violent storms tore through seven Southern states, killing at least 306 people and causing billions of dollars of damage in one of the deadliest swarm of twisters in U.S. history. | Full Article
Prince William marries Kate in glittering ceremony
April 29, 2011 08:07 AM ET
By Mike Collett-White and Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton married at Westminster Abbey on Friday in a sumptuous show of British pageantry that attracted a huge world audience and injected new life into the monarchy. | Full Article
Syrian protesters call for Assad overthrow
April 29, 2011 08:19 AM ET
AMMAN (Reuters) - Thousands of Syrians called on Friday for the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad and pledged support for the city of Deraa where tanks and troops have tried to crush resistance to his authoritarian rule, activists said. | Full Article
Democrats file complaint over Romney fundraising
April 29, 2011 05:01 AM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - The New Hampshire Democratic Party on Friday said Mitt Romney's presidential campaign may have violated election finance laws by funneling "soft money" into the Republican frontrunner's White House bid. | Full Article
Buffett may not feel much love at his "Woodstock"
April 29, 2011 12:15 AM ET
OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - It could be the toughest weekend Warren Buffett has ever had. | Full Article
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