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Tyco mistrial declared
A judge declared a mistrial in the case against former CEO Dennis Kozlowski and ex-CFO Mark Swartz, accused of looting $600 million. The judge cited intense pressure against one juror. • FULL STORY

An avoidable mess?
Missteps in the emblematic corporate scandal case of the year. • FULL STORY

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• Headless cat ad backfires on Ford

LUNCH BREAK

• April 2: Inside OPEC oil production

FILL 'ER UP

• HIGH GAS PRICES GIVE DIESELS A SECOND CHANCE
If gas prices have got you looking at auto options, European carmakers and even the EPA would like you to consider this: a cleaner and quieter generation of diesels that leave their 1970s brethren in the dust.

• NBC: The cost at the pump• Pump busters 2004• U.S. mulls clean-gasoline waivers• The ten coolest concept cars

STOCKS AND ECONOMY

• WALL STREET JUMPS AFTER JOBS SURGE
Pleased with a better-than-expected jobs report, investors sent stocks sharply higher on Wall Street Friday, setting aside worries on the potential for higher interest rates to focus on the 308,000 jobs created in March.

• U.S. payrolls rocket higher in March• Dow Jones replaces 3 stocks in index• U.S. jobless claims dipped last week• February wholesale prices barely budge

U.S. NEWS

• SUN SETTLES WITH MICROSOFT
Struggling server maker Sun Microsystems accepts $1.6 billion payment from longtime nemesis Microsoft to settle patent, antitrust complaints.

• Disney's Eisner says operations on track• Global chip sales reach record growth

CORPORATE SCANDAL

• JUDGE DECLARES MISTRIAL IN TYCO CASE
The judge in the the corruption trial of two former Tyco International Ltd. executives has declared a mistrial.

• Bear Stearns’ staff leave amid fund probe• Martha Stewart's lawyers seek new trial• Rigas defense challenges accountant's testimony• SEC settles with NYSE specialist firms

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NEWS

• AMERICA ONLINE SETS UP SOFTWARE CENTER IN INDIA
Internet giant America Online, which has cut jobs on its home turf to deal with subscriber losses, is moving to save money by hiring employees and setting up a software development center in India.

• Euro rises as ECB leaves rates unchanged• EMI to cut 1,500 jobs

MARKET INDICES

INDEX	LAST	CHANGE	% CHANGE
• DJIA	10470.59	+97.26	+0.94%
• NASDAQ	2057.17	+42.16	+2.09%
• S&P; 500	1141.81	+9.64	+0.85%
• Russell	603.45	+8.13	+1.37%
• DJTA	2966.66	+48.01	+1.64%
• DJUA	281.99	-0.88	-0.31%
• 10-year	98.81	-2.16	-2.14%

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• U.S. PAYROLLS ROCKET HIGHER IN MARCH
U.S. employment surged last month at the fastest pace in nearly four years, easily outstripping expectations, as workers returned after a grocery store strike and construction hiring bounced back on better weather, a government report on Friday showed.

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• Forecasters scale back job hopes• News analysis: Kerry's 10 million job plan

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