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Euro zone hope revives optimism on Wall Street

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NEW YORK - Stocks rose on Monday as sentiment swung toward hope that European officials would find a way to cut Greece's debt and shore up European banks. | Video

Berkshire to launch share buyback plan

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Warren Buffett's conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway will launch a share buyback program, an unprecedented move from Buffett that comes after months of investor complaints that the stock is undervalued. | Video

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the press following more U.S. debt reduction talks on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 26, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Reed

Senate inks deal to avoid government shutdown

WASHINGTON -Senate leaders reached a bipartisan accord on Monday to avert a government shutdown at the end of this week, Democratic aides said.  Full Article 

A real estate for sale sign is displayed outside a home in Chandler Heights, Arizona June 2, 2011. REUTERS/Joshua Lott

Falling home price seen slowing in July: poll

The housing sector will be in focus with a Reuters poll of economists expecting the S&P; Case-Shiller Index to fall in July, only a slight move up from May.  Video 

Fireworks explode over the Las Vegas Strip casinos just after midnight in Las Vegas, Nevada January 1, 2011. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus

Special report: Nevada's big bet on secrecy

CARSON CITY, Nevada - Nevada has spawned a thriving industry of consultants, including some who are former felons, who aid companies seeking to avoid liability and disclosure, at a time when Washington is calling on other nations to enforce greater transparency.  Full Article | Video 

A woman walks past the entrance to offices of the McGraw-Hill Companies, in New York August 15, 2008. Reuters/Brendan McDermid

SEC mulls charges against S&P; in ratings case

U.S. regulators may charge Standard & Poor's with violating federal securities laws when it gave top ratings in 2007 to a repackaged mortgage bond that soon tanked.   Full Article 

Riot police stand guard in front of the parliament during a rally against the government's new austerity measures in Athens, September 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/John Kolesidis

EU struggles to stem crisis; Obama urges action

NEW YORK/BRUSSELS - Euro zone officials are working on ways to magnify the financial firepower of the euro zone's rescue fund to fight a sovereign debt crisis more effectively, a senior European Central Bank policymaker said.  Full Article 

A 787 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac at Boeing Commercial Airplanes manufacturing facilities at Paine Field, Everett, Washington during the jetliner's certification event on August 26, 2011. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante

Boeing 787 celebration starts with hand delivery

SEATTLE - Boeing Co workers hand-delivered -- literally -- the company's first 787 Dreamliner in the pouring rain on Monday to All Nippon Airways, capping nearly a decade of development of the world's most advanced jetliner.  Full Article | Slideshow 

A box from Amazon.com is pictured on the porch of a house in Golden, Colorado July 23, 2008.  REUTERS/Rick Wilking

Amazon's tablet a threat to Apple

Amazon.com, which revolutionized book publishing with its Kindle e-reader, is expected to unveil a tablet computer this week that analysts say will seriously challenge Apple's market dominating iPad.  Full Article 

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